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