Water Cycle
Nature’s way of recycling water. The process of water moving around between the air and land.
What is the water cycle?
tool used to tell temperature
What is a thermometer?
A tool used to tell wind direction.
What is a wind vane or a weather vane?
A liquid form of water that falls from the sky in drops.
What is rain?
Where you should go during a tornado if you on a high floor in a building.
What is the lowest level of the building?
Snow, sleet, rain, and hail that fall from the sky are forms of _____________.
What is precipitation?
A tool that tells the amount of precipitation that has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
Soft, white flakes of ice that fall from the sky
What is snow?
Long lasting snow storm with very strong winds and intense snowfall.
What is a blizzard?
A weather forecaster
What is a meteorologist?
A continuous period of dry weather
What is a drought?
What causes water to evaporate
What is heat or the sun?
After you use tools to gather data, you look to see if there are any ___________________.
What is weather patterns?
Large rotating storm with high speeds that forms over tropical waters
What is a hurricane?