Weather - Internet Research Sheet

Name ...............................                                                        Class ...........
What is the Beaufort scale?

Winds - Briefly describe these winds. Make sure you say what part of the world they are from.

Chinook -
Fremantle Doctor -
Mistral -
Sirocco
willy - willy -

Storms - use the online dictionary to find the meanings of these words

Cyclone
Hurricane
Tornado
Typhoon

Clouds - Give a brief description of these clouds

Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus

Seasons

What is an equinox?
What are the dates for the equinoxes?
What is a solstice?
What is the date of the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere?