water cycle
nature's way of recycling water
what is the water cycle?
gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
what are stratus clouds?
the state of the air at a certain time and place
what is weather?
most common type of storm
what is a thunder storm?
where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house
what is the basement?
the process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
what is evaporation?
white,fluffy clouds that look like piles of cotton
what are cumulus clouds?
scientists that study weather
who are meteorologists
spinning cloud with a funnel shape
what is a tornado?
where you should go during a tornado if you are in a school or public building
what is the lowest level of a building?
amount of water vapor in the air
what is humidity?
thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky
what are cirrus clouds?
instrument that shows wind direction
what is a wind vane?
large, powerful storm that occurs over a large body of water
what is a hurricane?
April through June
what are the months that the most tornadoes occurs?
the process of water vapor turning into water droplets
what is condensation?
cloud that forms at earth's surface
what is fog?
instrument that measures wind speed
what is an anemometer?
water overflow caused by a large amount of rainfall
what is a flood?
what you should do if you're in a car during a tornado
how do you pull over and get out of the vehicle?
water that is found underground
what is groundwater?
tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms
what are cumulonimbus clouds?
the weather of a place over a long time
what is climate?
another name for a hurricane
what is a typhoon?
scale used to rate the damage and speed of tornadoes
what is the Fujita scale (F-scale)?