Ms. Almeida's Class Writing

       Our Weather Alphabet Book

A   B   C   D    E   F   G    H    I    J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W  X   Y   Z         

Click on the above letter to see our weather alphabet writings.

A is for Acid Rain. Acid rain is a kind of rain that kills animals and causes asthma and bronchitis. It is formed when sulfuric acid and nitric acid from gas, coal and other things mix in with the water vapor and then it comes down with the rain. The areas most affected are eastern North America, Europe, and Asia. If you are out for a walk when it is raining, don’t drink it because you never know what chemicals the water contains. 
Jon L.                                                                  UP

B is for Blizzards.  Blizzards are blinding snowstorms with strong cold winds. Many blizzards follow a period of unusually warm weather in winter. The advancing heavy cold air forces the warmer moist air to rise along boundaries between the two air masses.  Snowstorms can cause transportation and businesses close down for several days.  
Juan Carlos S.                                                        UP

C is for Cyclone.  A cyclone is a low-pressure area in an atmosphere where winds spiral inward.  A cyclone can cover an area half the size of the United States.  Winds in a cyclone spiral toward the center in the formation.  Some parts of the world have so many cyclones that their average air pressure is below the rest of the worlds.  Cyclones can be very huge storms.
Greg H.                                                                  UP

D is for Dust Storms.  Dust storms are most found in the South West.  Most storms happen in the spring.  You can get your lungs damaged if you are out in the dust storm. A dust storm is made when a turbulent wind carries clay, silt, and other earthly materials into the air.  Dust storms can blow to speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.  One of the biggest dust storms took place on March 9, 1934.  On that day winds kicked up fields like brown snow.  People called dust storms in the 1930’s, “black blizzards.”
Dustin M.                                                                UP

E is for El Niño.  El Niño is a warm current that usually occurs in Coastal Ecuador and Peru.  In Spanish El Niño means “The Child.” The massive warming kills many fish and sea birds. El Niño lasts from about September to March. It can cause many different effects across the world. For instance, half of the world can be having floods and the other half could be having a drought.
Emily G.                                                                   UP

F is for Fog.  Fog forms from evaporated water like oceans, rivers, lakes or moist soil and plants. There are 4 main kinds of fog, Advection fog occurs when warm moist air travels over a cool surface. Frontal fog develops on the boundary between two air masses of a different temperature. Radiation fog occurs at night when the ground gives off heat. Upslope fog forms when moist air moves upward over sloping land surface. 
T.J. L.                                                                       UP

G is for Gale.  A gale is a strong type of wind especially one having a speed wind especially one having a speed between 32 and 63 miles per hour.  There are different types of gales.  A moderate gale is 32 to 38 miles per hour. Next is a fresh gale that is 39 to 46 miles per hour.  A strong gale is 47 to 54 miles per hour, and finally, a whole gale can be 55 to 63 miles per hour.
Kevin K.                                                                  UP

H is for Hurricane.  A hurricane is a whirling storm.  It destroys many things.  The middle of hurricane is called an eye.  The group of clouds that guard the eye is called a wall cloud.  The outer parts of the clouds are called rain clouds.  Hurricanes develop over warm water.  The water must be over eighty degrees.  Hurricanes weaken over land and usually end over cool oceans.
Cynthia G-O.                                                           UP

I is for Ice.  Ice is frozen water. It is the most common frozen substance.  It is usually found in winter. It is formed from snow and then when it melts, it refreezes into water.  Water freezes into ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below. It acts like dust.  An iceberg is a frozen clump of ice. 
Kyle T.                                                                   UP

J is for Jet stream. A jet stream’s core of strong winds is about 60 miles wide and about 1 mile thick. The length of the core varies greatly, but its average is about 3,000 miles long. Most jet streams exist years round. The fastest winds are in the center.  Jet streams also influence how storms begin.  The jet stream flows in a westerly direction.
Jimmy T.                                                                UP

K is for Kites..  Ancient Chinese people flew kites to figure out the weather.  Some kites were used to scare off their enemy.  Dragon pictures would be on the kites to scare off their enemies and keep them out.  Some kites were made large enough to carry observers up into the sky where they could study the weather. 
Pablo A.                                                   UP

L is for Lightning.   Lightning is a giant electric spark in the sky. Lightning witch touches the ground may injure, kill, or start a fire. A flash between a cloud and ground miles (14 kilometers long!) A lightning flash that travels through clouds side by side may be more then 90 miles (140 kilometers long!) Through centuries lightning has been one of the greatest mysteries in nature and it’s still not understood completely. When they move through air towards each other they form an electric current that causes a spark. Lightning is caused through movements of electrical charges meeting up with each other. Thunder accompanies lightning as it strikes.
Sarah S.                                                                 UP

M is for Monsoon.  A monsoon is a big rainstorm that blows from the north down to the south.  It comes in April and ends in October.  The wind carries wet mist air.  By the time it ends there can be about three feet of rain.  The monsoon occurs in Asia, so you don’t have to worry about it happening here in the United States.
Marc M.                                                                UP

N is for Nimbostratus.  Steady rain or snow falls from Nimbostatus clouds. They  are easy to see because they are heavy, dark clouds and darker than ordinary clouds.  Stratus clouds are flat and precipitation can come out of them such as snow, hail, sleet, or rain.
Leomary  H.C.                                                       UP

O is for Oceans.   The ocean is a large body of water that is always moving.  The water in ocean waves moves only up and down and is caused by the wind blowing.  These movements of the water are called currents.  Low tide is where the waves are very small. High tide is where the waves are tall and heavy.  Upwelling is when the wind cause waters that are near the shore to go away from the shore or offshore.  When upwelling occurs, nutrients are moved around from the ocean floor for the sea life to eat.  
Kimberly S. and Lisa T.                                 UP

P is for Precipitation.  Precipitation is any form of water that condenses from the atmosphere and passes to the surface of the earth as rain, snow or sleet. The amount of water in an area during a given period of time is called its average annual precipitation. The average annual precipitation for the United States is about 29 inches. Do you know that rain comes from clouds? Have you ever wondered how raindrops happen to be in the clouds? Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water. Rain can be so light that it hangs in the air and moves down toward the ground very slowly.
Tylor T.                                                                UP

Q is for Question.  There are many questions you might ask about the weather like…  

1. What will the weather to be like this weekend?
2. How many inches of snow did we get this winter?
3. How high will the temperature rise to today?
4. What instruments do you use to predict the weather?

What our weather will be is always full of questions!
Kimberly S. and Lisa T.                                          UP

R is for Rainbow.   Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, violet those are all the colors of the Rainbow. If a drop of water hits the rainbow, the colors may spread apart. Rainbows can form an arch that stretches from one end of the earth to the other, and the colors of the rainbow may touch the earth some times.  The colors of the rainbow are created by the rays that reach an eye at a certain angle.  The angle forms a color that never changes. The bow of the rainbow is red along the outside.  Violet or blue is on the inside of the rainbow.
Amanda C.                                                         UP

S is for Snow.  Snow is made up of crystals of ice that form from water vapor in the upper atmosphere and fall to earth.   A grain of heavy snow they get each year.  Snow falls can total up to 120 inches in some places during the wintertime. Snow crystals usually have six branches. A few may have only 3 branches. Stephanie N.                                                        UP

T is for Thunder.  Thunder is caused when lighting heats the air, and the air expands. The hot air hits the cold air and it makes thunder. Cavemen thought thunder was the sound of gods that were mad. Different sounds are caused by different parts of lightning bolts. The air is heated instantly when electricity passes through it. Thunder accompanies when lightning strikes, and is caused by airwaves from the lightning trunk.
Kim C.                                                                 UP

U is for Umbrella.  Umbrellas are used as tools that protect a person from the rain and sun.  Umbrellas are made of stretch fabric and a frame that attaches to a central handle. They were first used widely against rain during the 1700s.  In 1920 umbrellas became popular and are still used a lot today.  
Kimberly S.                                                           UP

V is for a Vane. A weather vane shows the direction that the wind is blowing - either north, south, east, or west. The weather vane is one of the oldest weather instruments. It is also called a wind vane or a weathercock. A part of the weather vane turns into the wind. The weather vane is shaped like an arrow. The other end is wide so it will catch the smallest breeze. The weather vane is a device that turns the way the wind comes.
Letiria W.                                                UP

W is for Wind.  Wind is air that swiftly moves around the earth. The uneven heating of the atmosphere causes wind.  Trade winds blow west, but never toward the equator. Wind can move at different speeds and can be different temperatures. The east winds blows from 90 degrees, South wind blows from 180 degrees, and west blows from 270 degrees. Wind can cause damage to houses because it is strong.
Lisa T.                                                                UP

X is for Xeric.   Xeric means dry weather. Desert weather is xeric because it is hot and dry. Xeric is a word used for a hot, dry, sticky day, like hot summer days but much hotter.  The temperature for xeric conditions is about 100 degrees or higher. Lots of animals and plants can die during weather that is xeric.
Kim S. and Lisa T.                                                  UP

Y is for Year.  There are four seasons in a year....winter, spring, summer, and autumn or fall.  Each season of the year brings different weather.  Here in New England the weather can be very cold and snowy in the winter.  In the spring the weather begins to warm up and the rains bring out the new growth.  Summer is often hazy, hot, and humid.  Autumn or fall brings cooler weather, especially at night, that helps to create the beauty of the colorful foliage.                                 UP

 Z is for Zephyr.  A zephyr is a dry, gentle, mild breeze. It is a west wind of a fine quality. Zephyr is a wind that comes in the springtime. Its speed is about 8 to12 miles per hour.
Michelle G.                                                               

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      Poems by: Lisa L.  John F.   Elizabeth K   Nefe W   Izamar L.
                                                             

I see the children making snowmen,
Snow Angels,
And kids grabbing icicles that drip s-l-o-w-l-y.
I smell the warm firewood burning in the fireplace
And the cold air outside tickles my nose.
I hear snowballs flying in the air
And landing by hitting someone
And they yell, "Hey!"
And more snowballs fly
And splat when they land.
I also hear the kids fighting over a huge icicle
Because they both want to eat it.
I touch the ice skating rink with my one blade skate
And then sometimes I fall.
When I fall, I land on my legs or my bottom.
After awhile I get wet.
I taste the warm food I eat at dinner
And hot Chocolate with marshmallows,
And when I’m done
The cold air that had gotten into me that afternoon comes out
And then I go outside
And make a snow cone out of fresh freezing cold snow
And dripping cold icicles and toppings.
I think…..why can’t there be 5 or 6 seasons
so it could snow in 2 seasons instead of one season in a year?!!!

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Lacrosse - John F.

L is for Lacrosse is my favorite sport.
A is for A cool sport.
C is for Can you play lacrosse?
R is for Remember not to stop running if you get the lacrosse ball!
O is for OH no! He did not get the lacrosse ball!
S is for Shoot the lacrosse ball more!
S is for She can’t shoot for peas!
E is for End of the game.

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Red   By Elizabeth K.
Red is the color of a heart full of love.
Red is anger and frustration tangled up in my mind.
Red is a balloon about to pop.
Red is my love for animals.
Red makes me think of a war between my body and soul.

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Rainbow Colors    By Nefe W.
Rainbow colors.
Oh no don’t step on a rose.
Surprising smells.
Excellent flowers.

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