2. Wonderful Weather Click on a picture to learn more about the person. Click on the home button to return back to this page. Use the arrows to move forward and backward in the presentation. Clouds Lightning and Thunder Studying Weather Tornadoes Hurricanes and Wind

3. Clouds Stratus Clouds Cumulus Clouds Clouds

4. Rain can fall from a Stratus cloud. The Stratus clouds are sometimes called ‘’high fogs’’. A Stratus cloud looks like a sheet across the sky. -Alexis Stratus Clouds

5. Cumulus clouds look like cauliflower, except Cumulus clouds have flat bottoms. Rain or snow can come from Cumulus clouds. Cumulus clouds can mix with other clouds to form the Cumulonimbus clouds. -Katie Cumulus Clouds

6. Water evaporates and forms a cloud. A cloud is made up of droplets of water. -Devon Clouds

7. Little droplets of water rise and form clouds. A Stratus cloud is like a big gray blanket floating in the air. A Stratus cloud is only five thousand feet in the air. -Ty Clouds

8. Lightning and Thunder

9. Lightning will usually strike high places and open spaces. Lightning can get to the heat of 54,000 degrees. That’s five times hotter than the sun. Now that’s hot!!! When you see a lightning bolt count how many seconds and stop when you hear thunder. That will tell you how far away the storm is. Now that’s cool! -Cameron Lightning

10. Lightning can make things start on fire. Lightning can kill people. Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning is just electricity. -Davonte Lightning

11. During a thunderstorm you have to stay in your basement to be safe or go where there are no windows. Do not go outside when it is lightning. Lightning can kill people. -Sierra Lightning

12. Studying Weather MeteorologistsSeasons

13. Meteorologists are people that study weather to keep people safe. An anemometer shows how fast the wind goes. The meteorologist often goes outside to check on the weather. -Dylan Meteorologist

14. In the summer, it is June and hot. The air is cooler and it is September in the fall. In the winter, it snows and it is December. In the spring, it is April and it rains. -Randle Seasons

15. Tornadoes

16. Tornadoes can form from a thunderstorm. Tornadoes can kill people. May, June, and July are the worst months for Tornadoes. A stretch of land from Iowa to Texas is called tornado alley. -Skylyn Tornadoes

17. Tornadoes are strong and they can destroy buildings. Tornadoes can hurt cars and people. A tornado can last for 10 to 20 minutes. -Sam Tornadoes

18. A tornado can break houses into pieces. People can die in a tornado. It can damage one house and forget the next house. -Mikaylah Tornadoes

19. Tornadoes are strong and powerful. The funnel of a tornado is usually dark gray or black. To stay safe, you need to turn on your radio or your TV to listen and remind you if there is a tornado that is coming. Tornadoes can break down your house. -Patrina Tornadoes

20. Hurricanes and Wind Wind Hurricanes

21. Hurricanes are very big and strong. -Myko Hurricanes

22. Hurricanes move in a circle. Hurricanes lose power once they are over land. -Charielle Hurricanes

23. Hurricane season is from June to November. Storm trackers measure the center to see how strong it will be. -Mya Hurricanes

24. Hurricanes happen over the ocean. Big waves wash over the land. It may cause a flood. Hurricanes can break buildings and trees fall over. -Areon

25. We can’t see wind, we can only see what it does to things. Wind can blow seeds somewhere else, making new plants grow. Wind can make energy. -Paige Wind

26. Wind makes wind mills spin. Wind mills pump water which makes electricity. Wind makes leaves fall from the trees. -Hunter Wind

27. Created by: Mrs. Tomkin’s 2nd Grade class with Mrs. Dostal Lincoln School 2008