This is the movement of water between the ground and the atmosphere.
What is the water cycle?
100
These are two weather factors often measured to study weather.
What are temperature and air pressure? (could be wind or humidity)
100
What is the condition of the air around us? This is affected by temperature, air pressure, and wind.
What is weather?
200
This is a violent but brief storm over land with strong winds that move in a circle.
What is a tornado?
200
This kind of cloud is white and fluffy, like cottonballs.
What is a cumulus cloud?
200
This is what the word "cycle" usually means.
What is a circle?
200
This kind of air has the most pressure and brings us fair weather.
What is a high pressure area? (brought because of cold air falling)
200
This is a scientist who studies weather.
What is a meteorologist?
300
This is a large storm that forms over an ocean, with winds that spin around a center.
What is a hurricane?
300
This kind of cloud is very high in the atmosphere and is white and feathery.
What is a cirrus cloud?
300
This is what happens when water gets heated and water vapor goes into the air. This is also what happens when a puddle dries up in the sun.
What is evaporation?
300
This is what air movement over the land is called.
What is wind?
300
When we demonstrated how temperature affects heaviness in the water tank, this is the water that sank to the bottom.
What is cold water? (blue)
400
These are the main seasons for thunderstorms.
What are spring and summer?
400
These kinds of clouds are in layers, sometimes covering most of the sky, and often mean rain or snow is coming.
What are stratus clouds?
400
This is what happens when water vapor in the air turns back into tiny drops because it is getting colder. We can see this on pop cans in the summertime.
What is condensation?
400
We used two thermometers to measure humidity. One was left dry and the other was covered with this.
What is a wet cloth? (or moisture or wetness)
400
This is the kind of air that holds more water. (holds more humidity, like in August)
What is hot air?
500
This is where you go in a building if a tornado alert is given.
What is the lowest level or basement?
500
This is a cloud close to the ground.
What is fog?
500
This is what happens when clouds become colder and the water drops in them get big enough to fall.
What is precipitation?
500
The barometers we made in class used these materials. The barometers measured air pressure.
What is a can (or jar), a rubber top, and a straw.
500
This is what forms when different kinds of air meet. (like warm air against cold air, or high pressure against low pressure)