Water Cycle
What is the first stage of the water cycle?
EVAPORATION
Gray clouds that stretch across the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
STRATONIMBUS CLOUDS
The state of the air at a certain time and place
instrument that measures air pressure
Name the 3 US climate regions
polar, temperate, and tropical
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
EVAPORATION
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
CUMULUS CLOUDS
Scientists who study weather
METEOROLOGIST
HYGROMETER
cold because it is far away from the equator
Amount of water vapor in the air
HUMIDITY
Big, fluffy, clouds that have changed into thunderstorm clouds
CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS
Instrument that shows wind direction
instrument that measures precipitation
What is a hurricane?
Explain the climate in the tropical region and explain why
normal because it is in between the equator and the poles
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
Measures wind speed
a ______________ is when a meteorologist predicts the weather
What is a flood?
Describe the climate in the tropical region and explain why
hot because it is on the equator
RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, AND HAIL
Clouds are made up of what
WATER DROPLETS
The weather of a place over a long time
Name five different types of weather
hot, cold, stormy, calm, hurricane, etc.
Name four factors that affect climate
latitude, altitude, oceans, and plant life