Climate
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Weather
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Water Cycle
100
This is the general weather of an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
This measures temperature.
What is thermometer?
100
The amount of water vapor that the air can hold.
What is humidity?
100
This starts out as a tropical storm.
What is a hurricane?
100
Gas becomes a liquid.
What is condensation?
200
Three factors that affect climate.
What is latitude, elevation, nearness to large bodies of water?
200
This measures wind direction.
What is wind vane or weather vane?
200
Temperature.
What is how hot or cold something is?
200
The heated air around a lightning bolt produces this.
What is thunder?
200
The source of most of the water that evaporates.
What is the ocean?
300
This type of climate can be hot or cold, but always has very low humidity with little to no precipitation.
What is dry or desert climate?
300
This instrument measures wind speed.
What is anemometer?
300
The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
What is weather?
300
This storm is described as a fast moving funnel of wind.
What is a tornado?
300
Precipitation that passes through a layer of warm air then a layer of freezing air.
What is sleet?
400
This climate is warm, has heavy rainfall, a large variety of plants and animals, and multi-layered forests.
What is tropical rainforest?
400
This measures humidity.
What is hygrometer?
400
The temperature the clouds need to be to form snowflakes.
What is 32 degrees F?
400
You would find these three elements in a thunderstorm.
What is rain, wind, and lightning?
400
Fresh water is stored here.
What is an aquifer?
500
Outside of latitude, elevation, and nearness to water, this is another element that affects climate.
What is the water cycle?
500
This measures air pressure.
What is barometer?
500
Humidity, Air temperature, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction and precipitation (type and amount)
What are properties of weather?
500
This nickname was given the area with the most frequent and strong tornadoes.
What is "Tornado Alley"?
500
Water that goes through different layers in the ground goes through this process.
What is percilation?
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