Let’s go through each clue one by one and match it to the correct weather vocabulary word.
1.
High-level clouds that are thin and wispy → These are called *cirrus* clouds. They look like feathers or hair high in the sky.
2.
A series of air rising into a cloud → This is an *updraft*. It’s when warm air moves upward inside a cloud, helping storms grow.
3.
Type of cloud that billows up; long steady rain → That’s a *nimbostratus* cloud. It’s gray and covers the whole sky, bringing steady rain for hours.
4.
Someone who studies the weather → That’s a *meteorologist*. They use tools and data to predict what the weather will be like.
5.
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground → This is *precipitation*. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of precipitation.
6.
The degree of hotness or coldness → That’s *temperature*. We measure it with a thermometer in degrees (like °F or °C).
7.
Abnormal dry weather for a specific area over a sufficiently prolonged period → This is a *drought*. It means no rain for a long time, which can hurt plants and farms.
8.
Frozen precipitation in the form of balls or lumps as translucent ice crystals → That’s *hail*. Hailstones fall during thunderstorms and can be small or big.
9.
The process by which water vapor in plants is transferred as water vapor to the atmosphere → This is *transpiration*. Plants “sweat” water out through their leaves.
10.
Any wind that changes direction with the seasons → That’s a *monsoon*. Monsoons bring heavy rains in summer and dry winds in winter in some places.
11.
The air surrounding and bound to the earth → This is the *atmosphere*. It’s the layer of gases around our planet that we breathe.
12.
The physical process by which water vapor becomes liquid on cold objects; the opposite of evaporation → That’s *condensation*. Like when water droplets form on a cold glass.
Now let’s fill in the answers:
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Final Answer:
1. Cirrus
2. Updraft
3. Nimbostratus
4. Meteorologist
5. Precipitation
6. Temperature
7. Drought
8. Hail
9. Transpiration
10. Monsoon
11. Atmosphere
12. Condensation
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of weather worksheet for 3rd grade.
