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What are clouds made of?	Tiny drops of water or ice crystals		fun-weather-fun
What are fluffy white clouds called?	Cumulus		fun-weather-fun
What are thin, wispy clouds high in the sky called?	Cirrus		fun-weather-fun
What are flat gray sheets of cloud called?	Stratus		fun-weather-fun
What are tall dark storm clouds called?	Cumulonimbus		fun-weather-fun
What is fog?	A cloud near the ground		fun-weather-fun
What causes rain?	Water drops in clouds get heavy and fall		fun-weather-fun
What is snow?	Frozen crystals that fall from clouds		fun-weather-fun
What is hail?	Balls of ice that fall during storms		fun-weather-fun
What is sleet?	Frozen raindrops		fun-weather-fun
What causes thunder?	The sound of air heating up fast around lightning		fun-weather-fun
What is lightning?	A giant spark of electricity in the sky		fun-weather-fun
Which comes first, lightning or thunder?	You see lightning first because light travels faster than sound		fun-weather-fun
What should you do in a thunderstorm?	Go indoors		fun-weather-fun
What makes a rainbow?	Sunlight bending through raindrops		fun-weather-fun
How many colors are in a rainbow?	Seven: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet		fun-weather-fun
What is a tornado?	A spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground		fun-weather-fun
What is a hurricane?	A huge ocean storm with strong winds and rain		fun-weather-fun
What is the center of a hurricane called?	The eye		fun-weather-fun
What is a blizzard?	A snowstorm with strong winds		fun-weather-fun
What is a drought?	A long time with little rain		fun-weather-fun
What is a flood?	Water covering land that is usually dry		fun-weather-fun
What is wind?	Moving air		fun-weather-fun
What do we use to measure temperature?	A thermometer		fun-weather-fun
What do we use to measure wind speed?	An anemometer		fun-weather-fun
What do we use to measure rain?	A rain gauge		fun-weather-fun
What does a barometer measure?	Air pressure		fun-weather-fun
What does a weather vane show?	Which way the wind blows		fun-weather-fun
What is humidity?	How much water is in the air		fun-weather-fun
What is the water cycle?	Water evaporates, makes clouds, falls as rain, and flows back		fun-weather-fun
What is evaporation?	When liquid water turns into a gas		fun-weather-fun
What is condensation?	When water vapor turns into drops		fun-weather-fun
What is precipitation?	Rain, snow, sleet or hail falling from the sky		fun-weather-fun
What is a meteorologist?	A scientist who studies and forecasts weather		fun-weather-fun
What is a forecast?	A prediction of the weather		fun-weather-fun
What is climate?	The usual weather of a place over many years		fun-weather-fun
What are the four seasons?	Spring, summer, fall (autumn) and winter		fun-weather-fun
What is the equinox?	A day with about equal day and night, in spring and fall		fun-weather-fun
What is the solstice?	The longest or shortest day of the year		fun-weather-fun
What is a frost?	A thin layer of ice crystals on cold surfaces		fun-weather-fun
What is dew?	Tiny water drops that form on grass overnight		fun-weather-fun
What is a monsoon?	A seasonal wind that brings heavy rains		fun-weather-fun
What are the northern lights called?	Aurora borealis		fun-weather-fun
What is a heat wave?	A long period of very hot weather		fun-weather-fun
What is a sunbeam?	A ray of sunshine		fun-weather-fun
What is a sundog?	A bright spot beside the Sun caused by ice crystals		fun-weather-fun
What is a halo around the Moon?	A ring caused by light passing through ice crystals		fun-weather-fun
What is a rain shadow?	A dry area behind mountains		fun-weather-fun
Which US state gets the most tornadoes?	Texas		fun-weather-fun
Where is the rainiest place in the continental US?	The Pacific Northwest coast, including parts of Washington		fun-weather-fun
Why is the sky blue?	Air scatters blue light from the Sun more than other colors		fun-weather-fun
Why are sunsets red?	Light travels through more air and the blue is scattered away		fun-weather-fun