Water Cycle
What is the water cycle?
Nature’s way of recycling water.
gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky snow and rain falls
stratus clouds
The state of the air at a certain time and place
weather
Most common type of storm
thunderstorm
Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house
the basement
What is evaporation?
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
cumulus clouds
Scientists who study weather
meteorologists
A spinning cloud with a funnel shape
tornado
Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a school or public building
lowest level of the building
What is humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
cirrus clouds
What is a wind vane?
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a hurricane?
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What are the months that the most tornadoes occur
April through June
What is condensation?
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
fog
What is an anemometer
Measures wind speed
What is a flood
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What you should do if you’re in a car during a tornado
pull over and get out of the vehicle
What is groundwater?
Water that is found underground
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
cumulonimbus clouds
The weather of a place over a long time
climate
Another name for a hurricane
typhoon
what Scale used rate the damage and speed of tornadoes
the Fujita scale or the F-scale