Download Weather words ppt remediation review

Warm up: Write a forecast for today’s
weather across the US.
Earth Science Rocks!
MYP Unit Question: What should I wear today?
Area of Interaction: Environment
Learner Profile: Communicator
Earth Science Rocks!
Standard:
Understand how the distribution of land and
oceans affect climate and weather.
Essential Question: What instruments are used
by meterologists to collect weather data?
1. A meteorologist studies the
weather
2. A drizzle is a very light rain
3. A barometer measures air pressure
4. Stratus, cirrus, and cumulus are
clouds.
5. Blizzards are heavy windy
snowstorms
6. Fronts are the places where hot and
cold air masses meet
7. Precipitation is another word for
rain
8. Sleet and snow are frozen rain
9. Fog is a ground mist that makes it
very hard to see.
10. A thermometer measures hot and
cold.
11. Weather is made in the Earth’s
atmosphere
12. A funnel-shaped violent wind
storm is called a tornado
13. The sudden heating and cooling of
air causes thunder.
14. A breeze is a gentle wind.
15. A gust is a strong and sudden rush
of wind.
16. Temperature is the degree of
hotness or coldness of weather.
17. The amount of water held in the
air is called humidity.
18. A hurricane is a violent wind and rain storm.
19. The eye of a hurricane is its center.
20. The temperature of air gets colder
as you go up in the atmosphere.
• 21. Rising (high) air pressure means a sunny
pleasant day.
• 22. Falling (low) air pressure means cloudy
with rain.
• 23. Steady air pressure means there will be
little change in weather.
24. An air mass is a large amount of
air.