Saturday 29 September 2012

Severe weather

Severe weather is dangerous. Be sure you don't travel under severe weather risk.
 
  • Thunderstorm: an electric storm. The thunder is the sound and the lightening is a bright flash of electricity.
 
 
 
 
 
  • Snowstorms: storms with lots of snow.
 
  • Flood: It happens after very heavy rain, snow melting or when rivers rise.
 
 
 
  • Drought: It occurs when it doesn't rain or rains a little bit for a long time.

 For further information: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ 
 

Learn more about the atmosphere!!



Thursday 27 September 2012

The elements of weather

Temperature: we measure temperature with a thermometer.


Wind is air in motion. We measure wind with an anemometer.
 

Humidity is the amount of water in the air. We measure humidity with a hygrometer.

Rain is a type of weather precipitation. We measure the rain with a rain gauge.