Water Cycle
Liquid Water on earth becomes a gas called eater vapor as part of the air
Evaporation
Puffy, lumpy-looking clouds often with a flat bottom. Are dark they usually bring rain. White clouds do not bring rain.
Cumulus
Temperature
A severe storm with lightening, thunder, heavy rain and strong winds.
Thunderstorm
Give an example of a weather pattern
summer temperatures are generally warner then winter temperatures
Happens when in the air as water vapor changes back to droplets of water. Clouds form as a result, dew also forms but the water droplets condense directly onto the surface such as grass, a car, or glass
Condensation
High, thin, wispy clouds. Formed mostly of crystal ice. Are most often associated with fair weather.
Cirrus
The condition of how fast the wind is moving?
Wind speed
a small, funnel-shaped cloud that comes down from a storm cloud with winds spinning at very high speeds
tornado
What are examples of weather conditions?
fair weather, showers or light rain, clear skies with cold temperature, days of clouds and temperatures, windy fair days, windy storm weather
Condensation occurs allowing for the forming of clouds, any form if water that falls from the clouds ( rain, sleet, snow, hail)
Precipitation
Layers of clouds that spread out covering in a large area. Often are lower in the sky.
Stratus
The condition determined by where the wind is coming from.
Wind direction
A large storm that forms over ocean water with very strong winds that blow in a circular pattern around the center of the eye of the storm
Hurricane
If precipitin falls on land surfaces it attempts to return to the ocean or lakes
Run off
What do dark cumulus clouds bring?
Rain.
The condition of the type of water falling to the earth from clouds
Precipitation
What are some safety concerns for a thunderstorm
water, trees
What are the four components of the water cycle ?
Evaporation, Condensation, precipitation, runoff
How are clouds formed?
When water vapor in the air rises, cools and condenses (or moves from a warm place to a cool place and condenses) forming the water droplets that make up a cloud. A cloud is a collection of tiny, liquid, water droplets not water vapor.
How is temperature measured?
How is wind speed measured?
How is wind direction measured?
How is precipitation measured?
thermometer
Animoniter
Wind vane/weather vane
Rain gauge
What are three types of severe weather
Hurricane
Tornado
Thunderstorm