Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Types of Weather
Water Cycle
RaNdOm!
100
Snow, rain, and hail are kinds of
Precipitation
100
The quick movement of soil down a hill is a
landslide
100
When a land does not get enough rain, it causes a
drought
100
Heat from the sun evaporates
water
100
What can both tornadoes and earthquakes cause?
landslides
200
The hot sun can make water
Evaporate
200
When water vapor changes to a liquid, it
condenses
200
When it rains a lot, what could it cause?
A flood.
200
Water vapor ______________. It cools and condenses into tiny drops of water.
rises
200
What is lava?
Melted rock that hardens when it cools.
300
Wind breaking down rock is called
Erosion
300
Bubbles from boiling water go into the air as
water vapor
300
What storm comes from the sky, swirls around, stays on land, and is very strong?
Tornado
300
The drops of water form
clouds
300
What do you call water that evaporates into the air?
Water vapor
400
When plates in the Earth's crust move, it can cause an
Earthquake
400
What is a hurricane?
A storm from the ocean.
400
What storm starts on water, is very strong, and can cause a flood?
Hurricane
400
When drops of water get big enough, they fall to the ground as _____________
precipitation
400
What can cause erosion of a sandy beach?
ocean waves.
500
A mountain made of cooled lava is a
volcano
500
What is a tornado?
A very fast storm. It comes from the sky, and can lift objects/houses/cars from the ground.
500
What is a volcano?
A mountain made of cooled lava.
500
Water returns to the lakes and ______________. The cycle begins again.
oceans
500
What helps prevent erosion of soil?
plants
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