Weather Tools
Cloud Types
Clouds
Plants
100

A weather tool that measures wind speed.

anemometer
100
This cloud looks like flat sheets, or a grey sky.

stratus clouds

100

What happens after the sun heats up the earth and oceans?

Hot air rises.  Water vapor, too.
100
If we had no plants, what would happen?

There would be no animals or humans.

200

A weather tool that shows you the direction that the wind is coming from.

wind vane
200
These clouds are sometimes called "mares' tails."

cirrus

200

How are storms and weather formed?

Hot air and cold air mix in the sky.

200

What protects the outside of a seed?

seed coat

300

This weather tool shows you the temperature outside.

thermometer
300

This cloud is very big and can bring strong storms.

cumulonimbus

300

What is the name of the kind of scientist who studies the weather?

meterologist

300

What is "germination?"

It is when a plant starts to grow.

400

This weather tool shows you the air pressure outside.  If the air pressure changes, that means the weather is changing.

barometer

400

This cloud looks like puffy white cotton floating in the sky.

cumulus

400

What are cirrus clouds made of?

ice crystals

400

What is it called when a bee or bird moves pollen from one flower to another flower?

pollination
500

This weather tool shows you the amount of water vapor (or humidity) in the air.

hygrometer

500

This cloud looks like rolls or ripples in the sky.

stratocumulus

500

What makes an electrical charge happen in clouds?

Ice crystals shake about.

500
What do chloroplasts do?

They get energy from the sun and turn it into food for the plant.

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