Water Cycle
Clouds
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100
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
The condition of the air around us.
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
A thick blanket of clouds darkening and covering the whole sky. They usually bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
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
Air in motion

What is wind?

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

Represent types of weather on the weather map.



What are symbols?

300

A tool used to measure wind speed.

What is an anemometer?

300

Cold heavy air.

What is high pressure air?

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

Clouds that are low and gray, making the day dark and gloomy.

What are stratus clouds?

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
The study of weather.
What is meteorology?
500
Water that is found underground/
What is groundwater?
500

Cumulonimbus clouds.

What are thunderstorm clouds?

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

When a warm air mass moves into an area of cooler air

What is a Warm front?

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