Water
Forms of Precipitation
Weather Map Symbols
Weather Instruments
Climate vs. Weather and More..
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The sun warms up water, then the water changes to water vapor, which moves into the air. What process is this?
Evaporation
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What is the most common type of precipitation in our atmosphere?
Rain
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Clouds on a weather map represent what type of weather?
Cloudy
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What measures air temperature and tells us how hot or cold it is?
Thermometer
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On Sunday, there is suppose to be a bad thunderstorm. Weather or Climate?
Weather
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As water vapor cools it condense and mixes with dust in the air to form clouds. What process is this?
Condensation
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What forms when water vapor turns directly into ice without ever passing through a liquid state?
Snow
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A sun on a weather map tells us the weather is going to be what?
Sunny
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What instrument is used to measures the amount of rainfall that occurs.
Rain Gauge
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On average, Alaska typically receive 16 inches of snow during one storm. Weather or Climate?
Climate
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In clouds, water droplets join to make larger drops. When the drop become heavy enough they fall to Earth as what?
Precipitation
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What is a mixture of snow and rain as well as raindrops that freeze on their way down?
Sleet
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A cloud with a sun behind it says that the weather is what?
Partly Cloudy
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What instrument measures the direction of the wind?
Wind Vane
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This pressure system is a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds.
High Pressure System
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Water can change from a liquid to a gas by two ways. What do we call the two ways water can change from a liquid to a gas?
It can be evaporated by the sun or boiled.
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What is a solid form of precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice?
Hail
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A cloud with rain falling from it tells us that the weather will be what?
Rainy
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What weather instrument measures wind speed?
Anemometer
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This front carries cold air behind it and brings heavy rain, thunderstorms or snow.These storms are short. What front is this?
Cold Front
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At what temperature can water change from a liquid to a solid?
0° C
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What is a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the earth's surface that restricts visibility?
Fog
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A cloud with rain and lighting tells us that there is a what in that area?
Thunderstorm
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What weather instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer
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This front carries warm air behind it and bring rain or snow. These storms last for hours. What front is this?
Warm Front
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