Describing The Weather
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. calm
A. Wind moving at less than 1 knot
2. light breeze
B. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots
3. moderate breeze
C. Wind moving 4-7 knots
4. fresh breeze
D. Wind moving 39-46 knots
5. strong breeze
E. An international ___ of wind force from 0 to 12
6. clouds
F. Wind moving 32-38 knots
7. cumulus
G. A map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
8. stratus
H. The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
9. cirrus
I. The state of the sky when it is ___ by ___
10. beaufort scale
J. A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural)
11. height
K. Wind moving 25-31 knots
12. cloud cover
L. Capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
13. thermometer
M. Measuring instrument for measuring temperature
14. temperature
N. A wispy white cloud at a high altitude
15. precipitation
O. Wind moving 47-54 knots
16. weather chart
P. Wind moving 19-24 knots
17. visibility
Q. A large dark low cloud
18. moderate gale
R. Anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
19. fresh gale
S. A globular cloud
20. strong gale
T. Wind moving 13-18 knots
21. record
U. How hot or cold something is
22. hurricane
V. The vertical dimension of extension