Storms
This describes what the air outside is like.
What is the weather?
This type of cloud is white and puffy. They usually mean sunny weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
This fast change shakes the Earth.
What is an earthquake?
This process happens over a long period of time. Wind and water break down rock.
What is weathering?
What is a thermometer?
A storm with a lot of rain, thunder, and lightning.
What is a thunderstorm?
These clouds are gray and flat. They may bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
A place where hot melted rock comes out of the ground.
What is a volcano?
This happens when wind and water move rocks and soil. It changes the shape of the land.
What is erosion?
This tool tells us how much rain has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
A sever kind of weather. It has very strong winds and a cone shaped cloud.
What is a tornado?
These clouds are thin and wispy. They are usually high in the sky.
What are cirrus clouds?
This is caused by a heavy rainfall.
What is a flood?
A very long time with very little rain.
What is a drought?
This tool tells us the direction of the wind.
What is a weather vane?
This is severe weather with heavy rains and strong winds.
What is a hurricane?
These are thunderstorm clouds. They are tall and puffy.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
The way water moves from Earth's surface into the air and back again.
What is the water cycle?
These help hold the soil in place and help stop erosion.
What are trees?
This tool measure the wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
This severe weather has heavy winds, freezing temperatures, and lots of snow.
What is a blizzard?
This fall from the sky as rain, sleet, hail, or snow. It is part of the water cycle.
What is precipitation?
The part of the water cycle when the sun's heat changes water into a gas.
What is evaporation?
The part of the water cycle when the gas cools and changes into tiny drops of water to form clouds.
What is condensation?
A time of year that has a certain kind of weather.
What is a season?