Weather
Weather--what the air is like at different times and places
Meteorologist– a scientist who studies the weather
Warn– to tell ahead of time
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Why would a meteorologist need to warn people about the weather conditions?
Prepare– to get ready
Conditions– what the weather is like (hot, cold, sunny, dry, cloudy, rain,
sleet, hail, windy, humid, etc.)
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What are the weather conditions
today?
Temperature—how hot or cold something is
Thermometer– an instrument used to measure the temperature
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Have you ever used a
thermometer?
Degrees– units used to measure temperature
Warm– when the air is heated; not cold or not hot
Chilly– cool or a little cold
Cloudy– having many clouds
Rain— water that falls to the earth from the clouds
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How is rain good? Is rain
ever bad?
Flood– happens when a lot of water flows over normally dry land (this can happen when it rains a lot)
Drizzle or Sprinkle– a light rain (a little bit of rain)
Thunderstorm– a storm with thunder and lightening
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Have you ever seen or heard a thunderstorm?
Snow– soft, white flakes that fall from clouds when it is cold
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Are we likely to see snow today? Why or why not?
Blizzard– a long snowstorm with strong cold wind filled with snow
Freeze– to become cold and hard
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When water freezes, what is it
called?
Sleet-- icy mixture of rain and snow
Hurricane– big storms with fast winds and heavy rain
Tornado– a storm with strong winds that whirl and travel in a funnel-shaped dark cloud
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Do you know what to do if there is a tornado warning at school?
Whirl– to turn quickly in a circle
Swirling– going around and around in a circle
Clear– free from clouds
Forecast-- a weather prediction (What will the weather be like?)
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Where can you find a weather forecast? Who
makes the weather predictions?