What's that Weather Tool?
Step into the Water Cycle
Just the Essentials
Vocabulary Mania
Cause and Effect
100
A device used to measure air temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
The process of changing a liquid to a gas; occurs when liquid is heated up and changed into water vapor
What is evaporation?
100
scientists study the weather to look for__________
What are patterns?
100
The measure of how far you can see
What is visability?
100
If there are no clouds then this will not form
What is precipitation?
200
A device that can be used to measure the amount of rainfall and snowfall
What is a rain gauge?
200
The change from water vapor to a liquid
What is condensation?
200
Scientists can issue one of these if a storm is approaching
What is warning or watch?
200
These are made by the person watching the weather; describes what the weather looks like and provides information using senses
What are observations?
200
If we removed the sun from the water cycle then this process will not occur
What is evaporation?
300
A device that measures the wind speed
What is an anemometer?
300
The downward movement of water through the soil
What is percolation?
300
Name two tools you may use to gather or collect data during a hurricane. Explain.
answers will vary
300
The change of water from one state to another and its movement from one place to another place on the Earth
What is the water cycle?
300
If the liquid in a thermometer rises that indicates that the air temperature _____________
What is increases or gets warmer?
400
a metal arrow points to tell the direction of the wind
What is wind vane or weather vane?
400
Water that falls to the earth's surface such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
400
Name two tools you may use to collect data during a blizzard.
answers will vary
400
The particular conditions at a specific time; constantly changing
What is weather?
400
If there is a big change on a ________________ it warns us that a _______________ is approaching.
What is a barometer and storm?
500
Made up of two thermometers; one with a wet cloth on the end; measures the humidity
What is sling psychrometer?
500
The evaporation of water from plants
What is transpiration?
500
helps to speed up the process of evaporation
What is the sun?
500
The overall conditions in an area over time is known as this
What is climate?
500
If the anemometer is spinning quickly what does that mean about the conditions ___________?
What it is very windy?
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