Whiteboard Soccer Weather Edition

A bolt of electricity that comes from the sky is called… A) frightening B) thunder C) lightning D) tornado

C) Lightning

What is this person doing?

Shivering

A less powerful tornado that occurs near the coast is… A) Hurricane B) Hurrycane C) Huricane D) Hurricain

A) Hurricane

This is the natural disaster that destroyed Pompeii A) Tornado B) Tidal Wave C) Volcano D) Morgan Reynolds

C) Mount Vesuvius- a volcano

What word do we use to describe soup that is not hot enough?

Lukewarm or Tepid

Downpour is to Drizzle as Blizzard is to ______ A) Snow B) Racing girls C) Flurries D) Rain

C) Flurries

Another word for “cold” is … A) Cool B) Freezing C) Chilly D) Frigid

D) Frigid

What is this?

A sunburn

A _____ is a rock in outer space that travels in an orbit A _____ is a rock in outer space that travels in an orbit. A _____ has no orbit and becomes a ______ when it enters our atmosphere. It is called a _______ after it lands A) Comet, Meteor, Meteoroid, Meteorite B) Comet, Meteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite C) Comet, Meteorite, Meteoroid, Meteorite D) Comet, Metroid, Meteor, Meteorite

B) Comet, Meteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite

Metroid

Perspiring is another word for this…

Sweating

The leaves change color during… A) Autumn B) Spring C) Summer D) Winter

A) Autumn/Fall

What do we call a long period of intense heat (more than a couple days)? A) Blizzard B) Brown out C) Heat wave D) Fire-egg

C) Heat wave

What’s the difference between a Landslide and an Avalanche?

An avalanche is specific to snow falling down a mountain An avalanche is specific to snow falling down a mountain. A landslide is just dirt and earth.

Convert 30°C to Fahrenheit using the equation [°F] = [°C] × 9⁄5 + 32 A) 86 B) 92 C) 84 D) 22

A) 86

This form of precipitation is characterized by small balls of ice A) Rain B) Snow C) Sleet D) Hail

D) Hail

The range of temperature that is pleasant is… A) cold-warm B) cold-hot C) cool-warm D) brisk-tepid

C) Cool-Warm

What does sweltering mean? A) Warm B) Very, very hot C) Very, very cold D) perspiring

B) Very, very hot

All of the following are natural disasters except… A) War B) Flood C) Forest Fire D) Comet

A) War

Boot is to foot as scarf is to… A) Winter B) Hand C) Neck D) Warm

C) Neck

The layer around the Earth in which weather phenomena occur is called the… A) Sky B) Troposphere C) Atmosphere D) Kaleidoscope

C) Atmosphere

Tap is to hit as shower is to… A) cloud B) bath C) storm D) naked

C) Storm