____________ is water that falls to the ground from clouds.
Precipitation
During weather broadcasts, meteorologists use ____________ _______ and charts to explain weather patterns to people.
Weather maps
Name at least 3 words that we use to describe weather.
Sunny, cloudy, rainy, stormy, snowy.
True or False: Predictions of hurricanes can give people time to find shelter.
True
True or False: Snow is made of ice crystals.
True
The ____________ is a blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth.
atmosphere
A ______________ travels around Earth and collects data over very large areas.
satellite
True or False: Knowing the weather doesn’t help people at all.
False. Helps people stay safe.
____________ is what the air is like outside at a certain time and place.
Weather
Scientists measure how fast the _______ is with an anemometer.
wind
A ______________ _______ lists the temperatures, precipitation and other upcoming weather predictions over a large area.
weather map
_______________ study the effects of weather in their local communities and around the country.
Meteorologists
A _________ ____________ is a tool that is launched into the air, with devices that collect data about the atmosphere.
Weather balloon
_______________ _______________ reports on the weather.
Broadcast meteorologist
If the temperature is high it means the weather is ___________.
Hot
True or False: Broadcast meteorologists read weather charts and information on past weather conditions to create weather reports.
True
True or False: A satellite is a tool that scientists put into space.
True
True or false: When precipitation, wind, and air pressure change, so does the weather.
True
__________ is a measurement of how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
True or False: wind is caused by differences in air pressure.
True
Name at least 3 forms of precipitation.
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
A ________________ is a tool that measures temperature.
Thermometer
True or False: Hail forms when rain melts and is tossed about in a tall cloud.
False. It’s when rain freezes
______ _______________ is the force of air pressing down on Earth’s surface.
Air pressure
________________ is moving air.
Wind
True or False: Sleet forms when rain fall through a layer of freezing-hot air.
False. It’s freezing-cold air.
If the temperature is low it means the weather is ___________.
Cold