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Weather Vocabulary

foggy full of or covered by dense clouds.

forecast to predict (the weather).

freezing at or near the temperature at which water turns to ice.

humidity dampness or moistness, as of the atmosphere.

hurricane

a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean and that has heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-three miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour.

lightning natural electricity produced in thunderstorm clouds and appearing as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky.

barometer a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes.

rain water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth.

snow a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes.

sunny exposed to or warmed by sunlight, esp. during much of each day.

thermometer

an instrument for measuring temperature, esp. a sealed glass tube with a calibrated scale on the outside and a column of liquid, usu. mercury, inside that rises or falls as the temperature changes .

thunderstorm a brief electrical storm usu. accompanied by heavy rain and high winds.

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tornado a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that moves close to the ground destroying whatever is in its path.

warm having or emitting moderate heat.

windy having a great or excessive amount of wind; characterized by wind.

winter the season of the year between autumn and spring, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the December solstice to the March equinox.

clear free of darkness, clouds, or haze.

cloudy characterized by the presence of clouds; overcast.

cool moderately cold; not warm.

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Weather Cryptogram Directions: Unscramble the words by placing the correct letter in the shaded boxes. Use the numbered boxes to complete the answer to the riddle.

RIDDLE:

Where is the driest location on Earth?

DMTIYHIU

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9

RAECOSTF

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 8

TENRIW

_ _ _ _ _ _

3

HREUNICRA

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 12

OUDLCY

_ _ _ _ _ _

11

WRAM

_ _ _ _

1

GSIWONN

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

10 6

RNAODOT

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

4

NSYNU

_ _ _ _ _

7

ANSWER:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _

1 2 3 4 5 1 6 1 7 3 1 8 9 10 11 12

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Weather Chop Worksheet

Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit together and write them in the answer area below.

win meter thunde su

nny clo rstorm ligh

zing in sno cl

fore wa ear ter

ometer rm therm ndy

hurr udy dity baro

ggy co ra wing

ol cast free tor

wi icane fo nado

humi tning

Answers:

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Weather: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on each line to describe a hurricane.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

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Weather: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on each line to describe lightning.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

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Weather: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on each line to describe rain.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

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Weather: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on each line to describe snow.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

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Weather: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on each line to describe tornado.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

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If I Was A.... ? Worksheet

Weather

1. Pretend you're a hurricane. Using your first name, what is your name?

Hurricane ____________________

2. Where were you born?

_________________________________________________

3. In which direction do you rotate? (clockwise or counterclockwise) Why?

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

4. How do you differ from your stormy pal, Mr. Tornado?

________________________________________________

5. You don't use your eye to see. What is the significance of your eye?

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

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Weather KWL Worksheet

K

What I Know

W

What I Want To Learn

L

What I Have Learned

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Weather Maze Worksheet Directions: Get yourself out of the eye of the storm.

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Weather Crossword Puzzle Worksheet

Across

2. moderately cold; not warm.

6. having a great or excessive amount of wind; characterized by wind.

7. an instrument for measuring temperature, esp. a sealed glass tube with a calibrated scale on the outside and a column of liquid, usu. mercury, inside that rises or falls as the temperature changes .

11. a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean and that has heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-three miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour.

12. a brief electrical storm usu. accompanied by heavy rain and high winds.

13. natural electricity produced in thunderstorm clouds and appearing as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky.

14. a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes.

15. to predict (the weather).

Down

1. full of or covered by dense clouds.

3. the season of the year between autumn and spring, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the December solstice to the March equinox.

4. characterized by the presence of clouds; overcast.

5. at or near the temperature at which water turns to ice.

6. having or emitting moderate heat.

7. a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that moves close to the ground destroying whatever is in its path.

8. water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth.

9. a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes.

10. free of darkness, clouds, or haze.

11. dampness or moistness, as of the atmosphere.

14. exposed to or warmed by sunlight, esp. during much of each day.

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Weather Group Creative Writing

Directions: As a group, you have 25 minutes to write a brief story using the words or variations of the words below.

sunny

cloudy

clear

foggy

humidity

rain

snowing

lightning

thunderstorm

freezing

thermometer

winter

barometer

forecast

hurricane

tornado

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Weather Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. humidity a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean and that has heavy rains and winds exceeding seventy-three miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour.

2. barometer natural electricity produced in thunderstorm clouds and appearing as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky.

3. rain dampness or moistness, as of the atmosphere.

4. snow an instrument for measuring temperature, esp. a sealed glass tube with a calibrated scale on the outside and a column of liquid, usu. mercury, inside that rises or falls as the temperature changes .

5. hurricane a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes.

6. lightning a frozen form of precipitation that falls as ice crystals formed into flakes.

7. freezing water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth.

8. thermometer to predict (the weather).

9. sunny a brief electrical storm usu. accompanied by heavy rain and high winds.

10. forecast exposed to or warmed by sunlight, esp. during much of each day.

11. foggy at or near the temperature at which water turns to ice.

12. warm a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that moves close to the ground destroying whatever is in its path.

13. tornado full of or covered by dense clouds.

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14. thunderstorm having a great or excessive amount of wind; characterized by wind.

15. winter having or emitting moderate heat.

16. windy characterized by the presence of clouds; overcast.

17. clear the season of the year between autumn and spring, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the December solstice to the March equinox.

18. cloudy moderately cold; not warm.

19. cool free of darkness, clouds, or haze.

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Weather Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic.

Example: An acrostic poem using the word "Sun."

Sometimes when we go to the beach, I will get sunburn.

Usually, if I put sun block on my skin, I will not burn.

Noon is when I'm really prone to burning.

Write an Acrostic Poem using the word below.

W_________________________________________

E_________________________________________

A_________________________________________

T__________________________________________

H_________________________________________

E_________________________________________

R_________________________________________

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Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Weather

Ask anyone who's been through an extreme weather event and they will tell you that the tornado, hurricane, flash flood, blizzard or avalanche they experienced was indeed the worst kind of weather to live through.

But perhaps no one can testify to the shocking power of sudden severe weather as well as those who have had a bolt of white-hot lightning shoot through them. Lightning can strike with little or no warning in some parts of the world. Twenty percent of lightning victims are struck dead immediately.

Because lightning bolts strike Earth approximately 100 times a second, it stands to reason that lightning kills more people annually than hurricanes or tornadoes, according to a number of experts.

1. What percentage of those struck by lightning, live to tell about it? _________________________________

2. How often does lightning strike the Earth in a minute? _________________________________

3. What form of severe weather do experts feel leads to the most deaths annually?

_________________________________

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Do The Research!

Weather

Directions: Research the topic indicated to the right and answer the questions below based on that topic. Topic: Weather

1.What is the average annual rainfall in your area? ______________________________________

2. What is the current temperature in your location? ______________________________________

3. How hard is the wind blowing? ______________________________________

4. What is the highest temperature predicted for tomorrow?

______________________________________

5. What is the lowest temperature predicted for tomorrow?

______________________________________

6. Which city in your country has the lowest forecasted low temperature today?

______________________________________

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Weather: Word Scramble Worksheet

Unscramble the words below:

1. synnu________________

2. olycdu________________

3. lerac________________

4. yogfg________________

5. wamr________________

6. oolc________________

7. nywdi________________

8. utmhiidy________________

9. nira________________

10. sinwgno________________

11. nuesrmrtodth________________

12. zeeingrf________________

13. iwetnr________________

14. rsceoaft________________

15. ehurcnrai________________

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Weather Word Search Worksheet

N X T U V V H L D N H Y C L O U D Y X U S Z Q

D C H U R R I C A N E F E Y W B O U D P U E K

V I O U J X R A I N I H X C B C O O L Y Y S W

R W Y I H O A A K W S T O R N A D O L O Y P G

V S N O W I N G H V F O N F Z A J U G C K U V

H I V U L A Z P P H G F R E E Z I N G X W J R

E C W A F D F G R E L D H T B Y M C Q Y P J Y

Y J T H E R M O M E T E R P J V K J F X R J G

O E F O R E C A S T E V S Q S Y K I P B J A N

O W Z L I G H T N I N G O O M F J J B R I N M

T D B D C Q X I N U N N N K S W W V I M R O J

C L E A R G W I N D Y U L T Z V J V D Z Q A C

L U L V J R H J W A R M H U M I D I T Y L B Y

B A R O M E T E R T N D K I Z D M F L Q L J K

S M T F T H U N D E R S T O R M J V S C V C S

U A X U I T W I N T E R Z S U N N Y V G S J I

R S C T I I G Q W F F O G G Y T O O T V G B B

E L U V Z V L C Q I H R S W Y M T M I A E M X

SUNNY

COOL

RAIN

FOGGY

FREEZING

LIGHTNING

WINTER

FORECAST

CLEAR

CLOUDY

HUMIDITY

TORNADO

HURRICANE

SNOWING

WINDY

THUNDERSTORM

WARM

BAROMETER

THERMOMETER

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Answers to Cryptogram

DMTIYHIU: Humidity

RAECOSTF: Forecast TENRIW: Winter HREUNICRA: Hurricane OUDLCY: Cloudy WRAM: Warm GSIWONN: Snowing RNAODOT: Tornado NSYNU: Sunny Riddle: Antofagasta’Chile