Water Cycle
Reading Weather Charts
Vocabulary
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100
The never ending process that recycles the Earth's water supply.
What is the Water Cycle?
100
What time did the wind sock blow back in the original direction that is began in at 9:00 a.m.?
What is 10:15 a.m.?
100
The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
What is weather?
100
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
The weight of air of any one spot.
What is air pressure?
200
The part of the water cycle that changes liquid water into a gas call water vapor.
What is evaporation?
200
According to the chart, which days had the same amount of rainfall?
What are June 13 and June 14?
200
The average or typical weather in a particular area.
What is climate?
200
A tool used to measure the amount of rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
200
This type of front brings warmer temperatures.
What is a warm front?
300
The part of the water cycle that changes water vapor into liquid droplets forming a cloud.
What is condensation?
300
How much greater was the wind speed on Friday than on Saturday?
What is 7 mph?
300
A place where two different air masses meet.
What is a front?
300
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300
The uneven heating and cooling of the atmosphere around Earth by the Sun causes-
What is wind?
400
The part of the water cycle where tiny drops of water collect into large enough droplets to fall to the ground as; rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
400
Based on the chart, the temperature on Saturday will decrease or increase?
What is decrease?
400
The layer of air around the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
This type of front brings thunder, lighting, and heavy precipitation.
What is a cold front?
500
Water that is found underground/
What is groundwater?
500
Based on the pictures, what kind of weather in likely in Dallas on Thursday?
What is cooler temperatures and possibly rain?
500
The layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place.
What is the troposphere?
500
A person that uses weather tools to predict the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
500
The the factors that affect air pressure are temperature, water vapor and this-
What is elevation/altitude?