Beaufort Wind Scale:

What Happens Outside?

Weather Test
Study Guide
Test Date: ________
What is the temperature on the
thermometer?
70 degrees Fahrenheit
25 degrees Celsius
Answer the questions based on the graph
above.
If the wind measured a 5 on the Beaufort
Wind Scale, what would be happening
outside?

The leaves rustle and wind is felt on

your face.
If the wind measured a 15 on the Beaufort Wind Scale, what would be happening
outside?

Dust and paper blow on the ground.

Examples of precipitation:

Rain

Sleet

Snow

Hail

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What three things make up

weather?

Temperature: The measurement of how hot or

Winter:

Snow jacket

Snow Boots

of water (rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist).

Mittens

Wind: The movement of air

Hat

cold something is.

What clothing should I wear in

each season?

Precipitation: The falling to earth of any form

Spring:

Weather Instruments:
A wind vane shows wind direction.

Types of Storms and

Safety Procedures

An anemometer shows wind speed.

Tornadoes: stay indoors away from

windows; go to the basement or to
the lowest point on the ground.

Hurricanes: stay indoors away from

windows; follow an evacuation route
to drive to a safer place.

Thunderstorms:

do

not

stand

under a tree; stay away from water.

Snow

Storms

(Blizzards):

Stay

indoors and stay warm; eat regularly

A thermometer measures temperature.

A rain gauge measures the amount of rain fall.

Floods: stay on high ground.

Hail

Storms:

Stay

away

windows; take cover immediately.

Rain Boots

Short Sleeved Shirt

Umbrella

Summer:

Tank top

may be rain, snow, or sleet.

Bathing Suit

Spring: The weather starts to get warmer; there

Sunglasses

Winter: The weather may be cold or freezing; there

may be a lot of rain; the air can be windy.

Summer: The weather is often hot and dry; there
may be little or no rain.

little to no rainfall; the air can be windy.

from

Shorts

Fall: The weather starts to get cooler; there may be

Rain Jacket

Weather Conditions:

and drink water; Watch for signs of

hypothermia.

Fall:

Blue Jeans

Sweater

Scarf

Symbols: