WEATHER What is Weather? When someone asks, “What is the weather today?” you know what they are asking. They are asking what it is like outside. They want to know what nature is doing in your area – raining, snowing, blowing… Weather Changes Weather changes all the time. How We Measure Weather Temperature is how cold or hot something is. We measure temperature using a thermometer. Thermometers have numbers. The numbers tell us if the temperature is hot or cold. When it is hot, the temperature is a high number. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
When it is cold, the temperature is a low number. Other Instruments That Measure Weather A wind vane measure how fast the wind blows. A rain gauge measures how much rain falls. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Clouds A cloud is made of tiny drops of water. How Clouds Form There is something called water vapor that is in the air. Water vapor is water that is in the air. When water vapor cools in the air, clouds form. Different Kinds of Clouds There are many kinds of clouds. Clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Some clouds bring good weather. Some clouds bring bad weather. Some clouds are very high in the sky. Some clouds are low in the sky. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Wet Weather Plants and animals need water to live. They get the water they need when it rains. Rain falls from clouds in the sky. When the temperature gets cold, rain can turn to sleet. Sleet is frozen rain. Snow falls from clouds in the sky when it is really cold outside. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Snow is frozen water in the air. When a lot of snow falls quickly, it is called a blizzard. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.