Clouds
Clothing Types
Water Cycle
Instruments
Weather Vocabulary
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow may fall from them.
What are stratus clouds?
100

Light material that is good for t-shirts and hoodies but bad for snow and rain.

What is cotton?

100
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
100
Measures the amount of heat in a substance?
What is thermometer?
100
Scientist who study weather.
What is meteorologist?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds.
What are cumulus clouds?
200

Material that is good for cold weather but bad for hot days and the rain

What is wool?

200

The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor.

What is evaporation?

200
Determines the direction of the wind.
What is a weather vane?
200
The weather of a place over a long time.
What is climate?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way.
What are cirrus clouds?
300

Material that is good for hot weather but bad for rain, snow, and cold weather

What is linen?

300
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets.
What is condensation?
300

Used at airports to measure wind speed and direction

What is a wind sock?

300

The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

What is weather?

400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface.
What is fog?
400

Material that is good for wind breakers and sports but bad for snow and cold

What is nylon?

400
Amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
400
Measures air pressure.
What is barometer?
400

When the gas from pollution traps the heat from the sun and heats the earth.

What is greenhouse effect?

500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500

Material that is good for sports and swimming but bad for snow and cold

What is polyester?

500
Water that is found underground.
What is groundwater?
500
Measures wind speed.
What is anemometer?
500

The Earth becoming warmer due to humans burning fossil fuels.

What is climate change?

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