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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.

a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian

hurricane 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.

an instrument for measuring temperature, esp. a sealed glass

thermometer 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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a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a

tornado 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.

the season of the year between autumn and spring, in the

winter 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 RAECOSTF TENRIW

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 5 8 3

HREUNICRA OUDLCY WRAM

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 12 11 1

GSIWONN RNAODOT NSYNU

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10 6 4 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 Hurricane ____________________
name, what is your name?

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 W L
What I Know What I Want To Learn 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).
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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 humidity thunderstorm barometer

cloudy rain freezing forecast

clear snowing thermometer hurricane

foggy lightning winter tornado

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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Weather Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

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

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

natural electricity produced in thunderstorm clouds and appearing as a bright flash

2. barometer or streak of light in the sky.

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

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

a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to

5. hurricane 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.

a very destructive but short-lived windstorm in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that
12. warm 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.

the season of the year between autumn and spring, in the northern hemisphere
17. clear 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

Topic: Weather
the questions below based on that topic.

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________________ 9. nira________________

2. olycdu________________ 10. sinwgno________________

3. lerac________________ 11. nuesrmrtodth________________

4. yogfg________________ 12. zeeingrf________________

5. wamr________________ 13. iwetnr________________

6. oolc________________ 14. rsceoaft________________

7. nywdi________________ 15. ehurcnrai________________

8. utmhiidy________________

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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 LIGHTNING HUMIDITY

THUNDERSTORM
COOL WINTER TORNADO
WARM
RAIN FORECAST HURRICANE
BAROMETER
FOGGY CLEAR SNOWING
THERMOMETER
FREEZING CLOUDY WINDY

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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

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