Weather
Layer
Clouds
Weather Instruments
Water Cycle
100

A violently rotating column of air is called?

Tornado.

100

Whats the outermost layer of the earth?

The Exosphere.

100

Low level clouds are called?

Stratus.

100
What instruments indicates the direction of the wind?

Wind vane.

100

What is it called when Water Vapor is turned to liquid?

Condensation

200

Water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity is called?

Rain.

200

Which layer lays between the Exosphere and the mesosphere?

Thermosphere.

200

Feathery clouds are called?

Cirrus.

200

What instrument measures the temperature?

Thermometer.

200

What is it called when any liquid or frozen water falls from the sky?

Precipitation 

300

A severe snowstorm is called?

Blizzard.

300

Which layer lays between thermosphere and stratosphere?

Mesosphere.

300

What are the clouds that are dense and formed by water vapor and usually signify rain?

Cumulonimbus. 

300

What instruments measures the wind speed and direction?

Anemometer.

300

What is it called when liquid is turned to water vapor?

Evaporation 

400

A period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity is called?

Heat wave.

400

The lowest layer of the of earths atmosphere is called?

Troposphere.

400

What are the fluffy or cotton like clouds?

Cumulus.

400

What instrument collects rain?

Rain gauge 

400

Evaporation from plant leaves is called?

Transpiration

500

Atmospheric water that froze and fell to the ground is called?

Snow.

500

What layer is above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.

Stratosphere.

500

What are the big grey clouds and usually bring heavy rain?

Nimbostratus.

500

What instrument measures air pressure?

Barometer.

500

What are the five stages of the water cycle?

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Run off and transportation.

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