WEATHER AND CLIMATE.Theweather.gif THE WEATHER.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

USE THESE WORDS.

breezes.
snow
water
high
three
gales
force
air
hurricanes
water

The weather is determined by three characteristics.

- Temperatures:
When temperature is the weather is hot. When temperature is the weather is cold.

- Precipitation:
It is the amount of that falls from clouds.
There are types of precipitation: rain, and hail.

- Wind:
The movement of the is called wind.
Depending on its , the wind has three different names:
: The wind is light.
: The wind blows strong.
: The wind blows extremely strong