Clouds
Name the 4 basic clouds.
1.Cumulus
2. Cirrus
3. Stratus
4.Cumulonimbus
This happens when water droplets in the clouds join together and get too heavy.
What is precipitation?
Weather describes the daily conditions of the atmosphere.
True or False?
What is true?
The average weather conditions over a long period of time is called this.
What is climate?
A thermometer measures this.
What is temperature?
This cloud produces fair-weather and has a flat bottom with rounded towers.
What is a cumulus cloud?
The process of liquid water changing to water vapor.
What is evaporation?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of __________.
What is precipitation?
This imaginary line divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
We need a wind vane to tell us this information.
What is wind direction?
This cloud blankets the entire sky and can produce some mist or drizzle.
What is stratus cloud?
The process where water vapor loses heat and turns back into liquid droplets to form a cloud.
What is condensation?
When the air pressure is high, we can expect this kind of day.
What is a sunny and clear?
The usual climate of places near the equator.
What is hot or warm?
Air pressure is measured by this instrument.
What is a barometer?
You will want to run inside when you see this cloud approaching.
What is cumulonimbus cloud?
The process of plants and trees getting rid of water through their leaves.
What is transpiration?
When we have a cloudy or rainy day, we know that the air pressure must be...
What is low pressure?
In North Carolina, our climate has 4 _______ that are caused by the tilt of earth on its axis.
What are seasons?
We can measure the amount of precipitation that falls using this.
What is a rain gauge?
This cloud is wispy and light; made of ice crystals.
What is a cirrus cloud?
Without energy from the _______, the water cycle would not exist.
What is the sun?
Meteorologists use weather data from instruments to do this.
What is predict or forecast the weather?
If it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, it is this season in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is Spring?
An anemometer is important because it measures this.
What is a wind speed?