Clouds
Which clouds are the fluffy, cauliflower-looking clouds
that forecast
"fair weather"?
What is Cumulous clouds?
Name at least 3 of the 6 elements of weather.
temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, clouds, wind
What is the name of the instrument used to help
measure the wind speed?
Anemometer
What is the process
of changing from
a liquid to a gas?
evaporation
What climate has moderate precipitation and has a
range of temperatures? This is known as a balanced climate with all 4 seasons.
Temperate
Which clouds look like thin, white sheets covering the whole sky that seldom produce
much rain or snow?
Stratus Clouds
Which type of precipitation builds up ice layers as it travels through updrafts in a storm before it falls?
Hail
Name two types of precipitation.
Rain
Snow
Hail
Sleet
What is water in the
form of a gas?
Water vapor
What climate is warm, and has wet air and a lot of precipitation?
Tropical
Which clouds build up on hot days when warm, wet air rises very high into the sky producing thunderstorms and sometimes hail?
Cumulonimbus Clouds
What is the name of the instrument used to
measure temperature?
thermometer
What is the name of a tool that measures
air pressure?
Barometer
What is the source
of energy for
the water cycle?
The sun
Name two factors
that affect climate?
Elevation
Latitude
Closeness to a body of water
Which clouds are always more than three miles up where the temperature is below freezing?
Cirrus clouds
What is wind?
Moving air
What is a tool called that measures the amount of rainfall called?
Rain gauge
Name two different places where water collects
on Earth after falling
from the sky?
in oceans,
smaller bodies of water,
and underground.
What is the name of a scientist who uses tools
to study the weather?
meteorologist
Cloud forms
when humid air
that contains water vapor
is ____________.
cooled
What is a storm with very strong winds and lots of rain that forms over an ocean?
hurricane
What tool warns us about storms?
Doppler Radar
What is the process
of changing from
a gas to a liquid?
condensation
What are the three main climate zones?
Polar, Temperate, and Tropical