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