Weather Vocabulary

1. A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

• rain

• volcano

• tsunami

2.Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather.

• love

• sun

• shelter

3. A fall of a large mass of snow or rock down a mountainside.

• avalanche

• rain

• tornado

4.The crashing or booming sound produced after lightning.

• blast

• thunder

• scream

5.Magma that finds its way onto the earth's surface, where it solidifies.

• volcano

• explosion

• lava

6.Harm or injury to property or a person

• damage

• natural

• cloud

7.A rotating column of air with high wind speeds that makes contact with the ground.

• tornado

• rain

• storm

8.A meteorological instrument used to measure the atmospheric pressure.

• clock

• barometer

• rule

A measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• water

• air

• humidity

1. Precipitation that falls to the ground in the form of liquid droplets.

• snow

• rain

• hail