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What is the never ending movement of Earth's water called?

The water cycle

100

What shows weather conditions at a certain time and place and has different symbols and colors?

Weather map
100

What is the word that describes what it is like outside at a particular time?  

Weather

100

What type of common storm has dark clouds, heavy precipitation, and lightning?

A thunderstorm

100

What tool measures the temperature?

A thermometer

200

What is it called when clouds become heavy and water falls to Earth?

Precipitation

200

What weather word means how hot the air is?

Temperature

200

What are scientists who study weather called?

Meteorologists
200

What forms over open land and has a funnel shape, strong winds, and destroys things in its path ?

A tornado

200

What tool shows the direction the wind is coming from?

A wind vane

300
What happens to water when it gets warm and seems to disappear but it acutally turns into a gas?

Evaporation

300

What weather word means how much water vapor is in the air?

Humidity

300

What is the average weather conditions in a particular area over a period of time?

Climate

300

What is a large, powerful storm that occurs over warm ocean water, has lots of rain and strong winds, and causes destruction?

A hurricane

300

What tool measures precipitation?

A rain gauge

400

What is the process of water vapor turning back into tiny water droplets that form clouds?

Condensation

400

What weather word means the weight of the air?

Air Pressure

400

What is the boundary between air masses with different temperatures called?

A front

400

What do we call water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall?

A flood

400

What tool measures how fast the wind blows?

An anemometer

500

What are the 4 different types of precipiation called?  Name all 4.

rain, snow , sleet, hail

500
What is it called when land is worn away by water?

Erosion

500

What is the layer of air around the Earth?

Atmosphere

500

What type of storm has high winds and a lot of heavy snow?

A blizzard

500

What tool measures the air pressure?

A barometer

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