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Weather: Picture Dictionary

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Weather-Related Words

rain
Acid Rain

Acid rain is polluted and is harmful to the environment.

atmosphere
Atmosphere

The atmosphere is the gas that surrounds a planet.

Centigrade
Centigrade

Centigrade is a measure of temperature that is abbreviated C. Water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C.

Cloud
Cloud

Clouds are white or gray object that floats in the air and contains tiny water drops or ice particles.

Cyclone
Cyclone

A cyclone is a storm of rapidly spinning air that is very dangerous.

Dust Storm
Dust Storm

A dust storm is a very strong wind that carries dust across the land. Dust storms occur in dry areas, like deserts

Evaporation
Evaporation

Evaporation is the process in which a liquid goes into its gaseous form, for example, when liquid water becomes water vapor.

Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a measure of temperature that is abbreviated F. Water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F.

Hail
Hail

Balls of ice that fall from clouds are called hail or hailstones.

Hurricane
Hurricane

A hurricane is a strong storm with high winds and rain. The very center of the storm, called the eye, is calm.

Ice
Ice

Ice is frozen water.

Ice Age
Ice Age

An Ice Age is a time when the Earth becomes very cold and much of it is covered with ice and glaciers. There have been many Ice Ages on Earth; the last one lasted from about 2 million to 10,000 years ago.

Iceberg
Iceberg

An iceberg is a huge chunk of ice that floats in the sea. Most of an iceberg is hidden under the water.

Icicle
Icicle

Icicles are hanging ice that are formed from dripping water.

Lightning
Lightning

Lightning is a flash of light in the sky caused by an electrical storm.

Meteorologist
Meteorologist

A meteorologist is a scientist who studies the weather.

Precipitation
Precipitation

Precipitation is rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

Radar
Radar

Radar is a device that uses reflected radio waves to located objects at a distance. Radar is short for “radio detection and ranging.”

Rain
Rain

Rain is water that falls from clouds. Rain is measured using a rain gauge.

Rainbow
Rainbow

A rainbow appears when sunlight passes through bits of water in the air. The white light is broken up into many colors.

Sky
Sky

The sky is blue.

Sleet
Sleet

Sleet is freezing rain.

Snow
Snow

Snow is flakes of frozen water that fall from clouds when it is very cold.

Snowflake
Snowflake

Snowflakes are made of snow - they are crystals. No two snowflakes look alike, but they all have six sides.

Storm
Storm

A storm is very bad weather, like a hurricane or a typhoon.

Thermometer
Thermometer

A thermometer is used for telling what the temperature is.

Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm is a an electrical storm with lightning (flashes of bright light), which creates thunder (very loud sounds).

Tornado
Tornado

A tornado is rapidly spinning air that is very dangerous. Tornados are funnel-shaped. If a tornado travels over a body of water, it is called a waterspout.

Twister
Twister

Twister is another name for a tornado, a rapidly spinning air that is very dangerous.

Vortex
Vortex

Rapidly spinning gas or liquid is called a vortex.

Water
Water

Water is a liquid that we drink and use to wash. Water covers over two thirds of the surface of the Earth, and much of our body is made of water.

Watercycle
Water Cycle

The Water Cycle is the journey water takes as it circulates from the Earth to the sky and back again.

Waterspout
Waterspout

A waterspout is a tornado that travels over a body of water.

Weather
Weather

Weather is the state that the outdoors is in, like how windy it is, how hot or cold it is, or if it is raining or snowing.

Weather Balloon
Weather Balloon

A weather balloon is a giant balloon that is sent high in the sky to measure weather information, like temperature, wind speed, and air pressure.

Weather Vane
Weather Vane

A weather vane is a device that points the way the wind is blowing.

Whirlwind
Whirlwind

Rapidly spinning air is called a whirlwind.

Wind
Wind

The wind is air that blows outside.

Windsock
Windsock

A windsock is a device that shows which way the wind is blowing and the wind’s speed.

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