Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Stormy Weather
Other Weather Questions
100
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
100
Most common type of storm
What is a thunderstorm?
100

Draw a picture of a cold front.

blue triangles

200
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
200
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
What is a tornado?
200

Draw a picture of a warm front.

Red half circles

300
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
300
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
300

What does the H represent on a weather map.

High Pressure

400
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What is a flood?
400

What does the L represent on a weather map

Low presssure

500

What is water that flows into the oceans and rivers called.

What is Runoff?

500

What does water vapor have to attach to in order to form clouds?

What is dirt or dust?

500

The weather of a place over a long time.

What is climate?

500

What happens when a warm front and a cold front collide?

what is bad weather (thunderstorms, tornados) ?
500

When there is a tornado at school, where or how should you be in order to stay safe?

In a classroom with no window in the duck and cover position.

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