Water Cycle
Clouds
Naming Clouds
Vocabulary
Clouds
Vocabulary
Water Cycle
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What are the 4 parts of the water cycle?
Accumulation, Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.
100
Do clouds always mean it is going to rain?
No
100

Clouds that are mid-level in the sky will have THIS as part of their name.

alto

100
High and feathery clouds, that may be followed by rain or snow in a few hours, what are they?
Cirrus Clouds
100
What is Evaporation
Liquid water that changes to a gas called water vapor.
200
Where can rain accumulate after it falls?
Oceans, streams, lakes, rivers, and underground.
200
Are there more clouds than Cirrus, Stratus, and Cumulus?
Yes (Cumulonimbus and Stratocumulus are examples).
200

Clouds that appear like a layer will have THIS as part of their name.

Stratus.

200
Huge vertical clouds that produce thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus clouds.
200
What is condensation?
The change from water vapor to liquid water.
300
What is water after evaporation?
Water vapor
300
How can you tell the three types of clouds apart?
By how they look and where they are in the sky.
300
What cloud is high in the sky and sometimes looks like a mare's tail?
Cirrus.
300
Flat grey and low clouds that cover the whole sky, the can bring rain and drizzle.
Stratus clouds.
300
What is precipitation?
Water that falls to the earths surface?
400
What are 5 types of precipitation?
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, Hail.
400
What are the three most common types of clouds?
What are Cirrus,Stratus,and Cumulus.
400
It sometimes looks like cauliflower and brings fair weather, what is it?
Cumulus clouds.
400
Puffy and white with flatbottoms, these are fair weather clouds.
Cumulus clouds.
400
What is accumulation?
Rain that falls down and collects in oceans, streams, lakes, and rivers, as well as underground.
500

Let's all sing the Water Cycle Song!

Evaporation way up high. Condensation in the sky. Precipitation falling down. Accumulation on the ground.

500
What are clouds made of?
Water dropplets.
500
What type of couds are called Thunderheads?
Cumulonimbus.
500
What is your favorite cloud?
Any cloud
500
What is the water cycle?
The movement of water from one state to another and its movement from one place to another on Earth.
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