Seasons
Name the seasons.
Winter, spring, fall and summer
What is a cloud made of?
water vapor
What is precipitation?
any type of water that falls from a cloud
Name a type of EXTREME weather.
hurricane, tornado, blizzard
Name the part of the water cycle where water vapor comes together to form a cloud.
condensation
Which season has the coldest temperatures?
winter
Name a type of cloud.
Cirrus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus
What is the most common kind of precipitation?
rain
Which extreme weather begins over water and is a concern for us in Savannah?
hurricanes
What is the scientific name for when stuff falls out of a cloud?
precipitation
About how long does each season last?
3 months
Which type of cloud is like a blanket over the sky?
stratus
What type of precipitation happens when it is below 32 degrees and it is in the shape of ice crystals?
snow
How long must it snow in order to be considered a blizzard?
3 hours
This is the name of the phase when water turns into vapor and goes up into the air. (seems to disappear)
evaporation
Which season has the hottest temperatures?
summer
What type of cloud looks life fluffy cotton in the sky?
cumulus
This type of precipitation is hard balls of ice and can be very dangerous!
hail
What extreme weather is very high winds spinning and most common in the midwestern USA?
tornado
What is the process called where water moves up and down and all around the Earth?
the water cycle
In which season does it rain a lot and new babies are born and flowers bloom?
spring
Is Blobus or Tarkus or Cumulonimbus the actual name of a cloud?
Cumulonimbus
This happens when rain freezes on the way down to the ground.
sleet
What is the eye of a hurricane?
The middle of the storm, part where it is calm/no wind or rain.
Name all the parts of the water cycle.
evaporation, condensation, precipitation