Clouds
Water Cycle
Instruments
Weather Vocabulary
Global Weather & Wind
100

Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky like a blanket; rain or snow may fall from them.

What are stratus clouds?

100
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
100

Measures the temperature of something?

What is thermometer?

100

How many seasons do we have? And what are their names?

4- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

100

What kind of weather does high pressure systems bring?

Low pressure systems?

(I need both answers for full points)

High pressure= happy weather AND sunny, fair weather

Low pressure= lousy weather AND rainy, cloudy weather

200

White, puffy clouds that look like cotton balls; they are known as fair-weather clouds.

What are cumulus clouds?

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 or wind vane?

200
The weather of a place over a long time.
What is climate?
200

unusual cooling of Pacific Ocean- causes extreme weather around the world

What is La Nina?

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
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets.
What is condensation?
300
Measures air pressure.
What is barometer?
300
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place: variables such as temperature, moisture, wind speed, and air pressure.
What is weather?
300

The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?

a) sunny weather

b) rainy weather

c) snowy weather

400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface.
What is fog?
400
Amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
400
Measures wind speed.
What is anemometer?
400
Scientist who study weather.
What is meteorologist?
400

unusual warming of Pacific Ocean- causes extreme weather around the world

What is El nino?

500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500
Water that is found underground.
What is groundwater?
500

Measures humidity or amount of water vapor in the air.

What is a Hygrometer?

500

What kind of breeze comes from the land?

Land Breeze

500

What kind of breeze comes from the sea and warms the land?

what is a sea breeze?

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