Water Cycle
Clouds
Fronts and Weather Maps
Tools
Other
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The never ending process that recycles the Earth's water supply.
What is the Water Cycle?
100
Piled up puffy clouds, that usually bring fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
100

High pressure systems typically have what type of weather?

Clear, sunny weather

100
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100

What are some attributes of weather?

Temperature, humidity, air pressure, precipitation

200
The part of the water cycle that changes liquid water into a gas call water vapor.
What is evaporation?
200
A thick blanket of clouds darkening and covering the whole sky. They usually bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
200

Low pressure systems typically have what type of weather?

Lousy weather, rainy and cloudy weather.

200
A tool used to measure the amount of rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
200

What is climate?

Weather over a long period of time.

300
The part of the water cycle that changes water vapor into liquid droplets forming a cloud.
What is condensation?
300
High wispy clouds made of tiny ice particles.
What are cirrus clouds?
300

Warm fonts are warm air masses that blow gently over cold air masses. The warm air forms a blanket of clouds that can sometimes create gentle and steady rain.

What type of clouds are formed during these warm fronts?

Stratus Clouds

300
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300

What is the typical climate for the winter months of Pennsylvania?

Cold, windy, snowy

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
Rain clouds.
What are nimbus clouds?
400

In cold fronts, cold air quickly collides with warm air. The cold air quickly rises and creates big, severe, storm clouds.

What type of clouds are created from cold fronts?

Cumulonimbus clouds

400
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400

What is the typical climate for July in Pennsylvania?

Hot, humid, sometimes rain

500

In which part of the water cycle does water vapor cool, link with other water vapor and dust to create clouds.

What is condensation.

500
Cumulonimbus clouds.
What are thunderstorm clouds?
500

In cold fronts, cold air quickly collides with warm air. The cold air quickly rises and creates cumulonimbus clouds.

What type of weather occurs form these clouds and this weather front?

Thunderstorms 

500
A person that uses weather tools to predict the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
500

Who is the coolest teacher?

Mr. Meck

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