In the Clouds
Water Cycle
What's the Zone?
It's a MYSTERY
100
What kind of cloud is fluffy and does not produce rain?
Cumulus Clouds
100

What do you call the tiny water droplets that make up a cloud.

Water vapor

BONUS 100

100
In which climate do animals have thick fur and blubber?
Polar
100
What is the difference between stratus and stratonimbus clouds?
Stratonimbus clouds are darker and cause rain.
200
A type of rain cloud that covers the whole sky
stratonimbus
200
Which part of the water cycle is happening when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes and turns it into water vapor?
Evaporation
200
In which climate is it hot in both December and June?
Tropical
200

What is someone who studies and predicts the weather called?

A meteorologist.

300
A cloud that brings storms, but only lasts about 30 minutes
Cumulonimbus Clouds
300
___________ occurs when too much water has condensed in the air and water falls back to the earth.
Precipitation
300
This climate receives less than 10 inches of rain a year
Desert Climate
300

What do tornadoes, hurricanes and dust storms have in common?

Strong winds

400

The only cloud we learned about that can produce lightning.

Cumulonimbus Clouds

BONUS 100

400
Which part of the water cycle is occurring when water vapor turns back into a liquid and forms clouds?
Condensation
400
In what climate do animals hibernate in winter and come back out in spring?
Temperate
400

How are hurricanes and tornadoes and different?

Hurricanes form over water, tornadoes over land.

BONUS 100

500

Where do clouds come from?

Water from the earth evaporates and rises into the air, which forms clouds

500
Name three forms of precipitation.
Rain, snow, hail, sleet
500

How many climate zones are there all together?

5

BONUS 100

500
The earth has a limited amount of water. What is the process that water goes through which includes evaporation, condensation, precipitaion and collection?
The Water Cycle
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