Water Cycle
The part of the water cycle when it rains.
Precipitation
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky
Stratus clouds
Loud booms in the atmosphere
Thunder
Used to measure temperature
Thermometer
The thermometer reads -2 degrees in the morning and 5 degrees in the afternoon. How much did the temperature rise?
7 degrees.
Amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky
Cirrus clouds
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
Flood
Used to measure amount of rain that fell
Rain gauge
The name for the person who forecasts weather. (Such as Kalin Mitchell on the news)
Meterologist
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
Condensation
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
Fog
Another name for a hurricane
Typhoon or Cyclone
Used to measure wind direction
Wind vane
How much of the Earth's surface is water?
75%
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
A cylindrical, spinning and moving storm that can cause a lot of destruction
Tornado
Used to measure pressure
Barometer
The barometric pressure is falling. What type of weather is coming?
Bad, rainy, stormy weather
When water evaporates from plants
Transpiration
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
Cumulonimbus clouds
The weather of a place over a long period of time
Climate
Used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
Nature’s way of recycling water.
The water cycle