the water cycle
extreme weather
Clouds
all weather
Fronts
100
What Are the four parts of the water cycle
What is condensation precipitation runoff evaporation
100
A thunderstorm is a small intense storm that can produce______,_______,________,_________
Wha
100
what is a cloud
A cloud is a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air
100
what fujita scale measure
wind speeds of tornandoes
100
what is a occluded front
Occluded fronts form when a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses
200
How does condensation occur
When water vapor cools and turns me from a gas to a liquid
200
What is the middle of a hurricane
the eye of the storm
200
a Puffy, white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms are cumulus clouds
what is a cumulus cloud
200
Thunderstorms can occur along __________, and can develop in other places as well
What is cold fronts
200
what is a stationary front
Stationary fronts form when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass
300
What is runoff
Runoff is water that flows across land and collects with other bodies of water
300
T or F hurricanes are the most powerful storms on earth
What is true
300
These clouds cover large portions of the sky and often block out the sun
stratus clouds
300
what ttype of cloud does hail form in
Hail forms in cumulonimbus clouds
300
what is a warm front
Warm fronts form where warm air moves over cold, denser air
400
What is evaporation
Evaporation is when liquid water turns into water vapor
400
A large rotating tropical weather system that has wind speeds of at least ___km/h is called a hurricane
120
400
clouds that are thin, feathery, white clouds at high altitudes
What is cirrus cloud
400
Areas that have high pressure are called Areas that have high pressure are called__________
anticyclones
400
what is a cold front
A cold front forms where cold air moves under warm air, which is less dense, and pushes the warm air up
500
What is the most common form of precipitation
Rain
500
What are hurricanes called in the South Pacific
Typhoons
500
what are the three types of clouds
stratus, cirrus and cumulus clouds
500
Areas that have lower pressure than the surrounding areas do are called _______
What is cyclones
500
what are the names of all four of the fronts
cold front warm front stationary front occluded front
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