Weather Words!
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Tornado
A. Frozen flakes that fall in winter
2. Lightning
B. Bad weather with strong wind and rain
3. Thunder
C. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots
4. Rain
D. Water falling from clouds
5. Clouds
E. A single complete turn
6. Rotation
F. A booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
7. Hail
G. A message informing of danger
8. Warning
H. A mixture of gases required for breathing
9. Watch
I. Moving air
10. Flood
J. A ___ with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ___
11. Hurricane
K. A storm resulting from strong rising air currents
12. Thunderstorm
L. Partially melted snow
13. Storm
M. A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural)
14. Cold Front
N. A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
15. Warm Front
O. Wetness in the atmosphere
16. Ice Storm
P. A violent rotating windstorm
17. Snow
Q. The temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
18. Sleet
R. The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
19. Blizzard
S. Many objects thrown forcefully through the air
20. Air
T. The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
21. Humidity
U. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
22. Wind
V. A small portable timepiece
23. Cyclone
W. Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission
24. Dew Point
X. Spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground