Riddle: Weather Word Quest


Weather Word QuestOnline version Guess a weather term from the clues. by Marissa Palombo 1 I am information collected from watching and measuring. Hints 1 Opposite of guesswork. 2 Often organized in tables or graphs. 3 Used to analyze trends and patterns. 4 Not a single fact, but multiple facts together. 5 It’s what researchers store after experiments. 2 I tell what might happen next using clues from measurements. Hints 1 Starts with 'for' and ends with 'cast'. 2 Commonly seen in weather apps and reports. 3 Gives a prediction about future weather. 4 Often based on data and models. 5 Used by farmers and pilots to plan ahead. 3 I am ice balls that fall from the sky. Hints 1 Drops from cumulonimbus clouds. 2 Often accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3 Not snow, but solid ice. 4 Formed in strong thunderstorm updrafts. 5 Can damage crops and cars. 4 To find out 'how much' of something, you do this. Hints 1 A verb that involves size, amount, or degree. 2 Common in science experiments. 3 Opposite of estimate without tools. 4 Tells you the quantity of an amount. 5 Instruments like rulers and thermometers help me. 5 A scientist who studies weather. Hints 1 Knows about forecasts and weather maps. 2 Long word starting with 'mete-'. 3 Often works for news outlets or weather services. 4 Expert on atmospheric conditions. 5 Spends time looking at clouds and data. 6 When you use senses or tools to notice something, you do this. Hints 1 Often the first part of collecting data. 2 A verb that means to watch carefully. 3 Keeps track of what's happening around you. 4 Can involve looking, listening, or measuring. 5 Baseline step in science experiments. 7 Water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail. Hints 1 A meteorological term for any moisture fallout. 2 Opposite of evaporation. 3 Forecasts tell you the chance of this. 4 Often measured in weather reports. 5 Includes all forms of moisture released to the ground. 8 Water that falls from the clouds. Hints 1 Needed for plants and drinking water. 2 Falls as liquid, not ice. 3 Common form of precipitation. 4 Often measured with a rain gauge. 5 Drops from the sky that cool the air. 9 A tool that measures how much rain has fallen. Hints 1 Two words; first often describes weather. 2 Has a marked scale to record depth. 3 Placed outside to collect precipitation data. 4 Results help farmers decide irrigation. 5 Looks like a container to collect rain. 10 We write down measurements or thoughts so we can use them later. Hints 1 Often paired with data and observations. 2 Not just oral memory—written evidence. 3 Essential for studying patterns over time. 4 Could be a log, sheet, or file. 5 A saved note of facts for future reference.

1

I am information collected from watching and measuring.

Hints

1

Opposite of guesswork.

2

Often organized in tables or graphs.

3

Used to analyze trends and patterns.

4

Not a single fact, but multiple facts together.

5

It’s what researchers store after experiments.

2

I tell what might happen next using clues from measurements.

Hints

1

Starts with 'for' and ends with 'cast'.

2

Commonly seen in weather apps and reports.

3

Gives a prediction about future weather.

4

Often based on data and models.

5

Used by farmers and pilots to plan ahead.

3

I am ice balls that fall from the sky.

Hints

1

Drops from cumulonimbus clouds.

2

Often accompanied by thunder and lightning.

3

Not snow, but solid ice.

4

Formed in strong thunderstorm updrafts.

5

Can damage crops and cars.

4

To find out 'how much' of something, you do this.

Hints

1

A verb that involves size, amount, or degree.

2

Common in science experiments.

3

Opposite of estimate without tools.

4

Tells you the quantity of an amount.

5

Instruments like rulers and thermometers help me.

5

A scientist who studies weather.

Hints

1

Knows about forecasts and weather maps.

2

Long word starting with 'mete-'.

3

Often works for news outlets or weather services.

4

Expert on atmospheric conditions.

5

Spends time looking at clouds and data.

6

When you use senses or tools to notice something, you do this.

Hints

1

Often the first part of collecting data.

2

A verb that means to watch carefully.

3

Keeps track of what's happening around you.

4

Can involve looking, listening, or measuring.

5

Baseline step in science experiments.

7

Water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Hints

1

A meteorological term for any moisture fallout.

2

Opposite of evaporation.

3

Forecasts tell you the chance of this.

4

Often measured in weather reports.

5

Includes all forms of moisture released to the ground.

8

Water that falls from the clouds.

Hints

1

Needed for plants and drinking water.

2

Falls as liquid, not ice.

3

Common form of precipitation.

4

Often measured with a rain gauge.

5

Drops from the sky that cool the air.

9

A tool that measures how much rain has fallen.

Hints

1

Two words; first often describes weather.

2

Has a marked scale to record depth.

3

Placed outside to collect precipitation data.

4

Results help farmers decide irrigation.

5

Looks like a container to collect rain.

10

We write down measurements or thoughts so we can use them later.

Hints

1

Often paired with data and observations.

2

Not just oral memory—written evidence.

3

Essential for studying patterns over time.

4

Could be a log, sheet, or file.

5

A saved note of facts for future reference.

You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.

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Weather Word QuestOnline version

by Marissa Palombo

I am information collected from watching and measuring.

Hints

I tell what might happen next using clues from measurements.

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I am ice balls that fall from the sky.

Hints

To find out 'how much' of something, you do this.

Hints

A scientist who studies weather.

Hints

When you use senses or tools to notice something, you do this.

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Water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

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Water that falls from the clouds.

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A tool that measures how much rain has fallen.

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We write down measurements or thoughts so we can use them later.

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