What’s the Weather? Vocabulary

Created by Anne Zdrojewski, Hidden Valley Elementary (First Grade Teacher), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, October 2007

flashes / sudden streaks of lightning
shelter / to cover or protect
funnel / A cone shaped form.
sprinkle / a light rain
weather / The condition of the air at a specific time or place.
snowy / raining / sunny / cloudy
sparkles / to glitter; to shine
sleet / freezing rain
temperature / measures how warm or cold an object is
warm / cold
thermometer / A tool that measures temperature.
precipitation / The falling of water by:
raining, / sleeting, / hailing, / or snowing.
storing / Putting away for the future.
A cactus stores water. / An animal stores food for winter. / A person can store their belongings.
tornado / A storm with strong winds that move in a circle and heavy rain that forms over land.
shatter / to break into pieces