Water Cycle
Wind
Weather Tools
Extreme Weather
100
Name one part of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation, or Accumlation(collection).
100
True or False: Wind can be measured.
True
100
A tool that measures the temperature.
100
Tru or False: The Fujita Scale is used to tell whether Tornadoes will cause damage from their wind speeds.
True!
200
What is the process of tiny water droplets and dust particles coming together to form clouds?
Condensation
200
Can you see wind?
No! We can feel wind, but we cannot see it.
200
A tool that measures the amount of precipitation from the day/week/year.
200
True or False: Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean are called Tylenol.
False! Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean are called Typhoons.
300
When the Sun heats up the water, it turns into water vapor and rises to the sky.What is this process called?
Evaporation.
300
What is it called when there is a storm with lots of wind?
A Wind Storm.
300
This tool measures the air pressure.
300
How many categories are Hurricanes are divided into?
5 categories.
400
Name 3 forms of precipitation.
400
What country do Tornadoes frequently happen in?
United States of America.
400
This tool tells you what direction the wind is blowing.
400
What is the center of a hurricane called?
The center of a hurricane is called the eye.
500
Explain how water is in the air.
Water is in the air because of humidity, evaporation, and clouds have little tiny water droplets in them.
500
Meterologists use what tool to measure wind speed.
Anemometer
500
There is a windstorm outside. You want to know how fast the wind is moving, and what direction it is going. What tool(s) could you use to help you with this?
500
Where do Hurricanes form?
Over warm oceans, or seas.