Clouds
Storms
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
Water Cycle
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100
Most common type of storm
What are thunderstorms?
100
Weak tornado that forms over water
What is a waterspout?
100
It is an opening in the Earth's surface. Lava, ash, and gases escape through it.
What is a volcano?
100
Natures way of recycling water
What is the water cycle?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
200
Rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from the base of a thunderstorm, but not touching the ground
What is a funnel cloud?
200
It is melted rock from a volcano.
What is lava?
200
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300
violent, rotating column of air
What is a tornado?
300
Scale used to rate the damage and speed of tornadoes
What is the Fujita scale?
300
Lava, ash, and gases
What are the three things that a volcano spews out?
300
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
Another name for hurricane
What is a typhoon?
400
April through June
What are the months that most tornadoes occur?
400
Dust-sized rock from a volcano
What is ash?
400
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What cumulonimbus clouds?
500
Scale used to classify hurricanes
What is the Saffir-Simpson scale?
500
Warm, moist air from the south and cool, dry air from the north
What is the formation of a tornado?
500
The opening of a volcano through which lava, ash, and gases escape
What is a hot spot?
500
Water that is found underground
What is groundwater?
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