If a tornado could possibly form what type of warning will the scientist give?
A tornado watch
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What cloud is feathery?
A cirrus cloud
100
What instrument measures the temperature?
A Thermometer
100
Daily Double! Name 3 types of precipitation.
rain, sleet , snow, freezing rain, hail
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What step in the water cycle turns into water vapor?
Evaporation
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What seasons do most hurricanes happen?
In the summer and fall
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What cloud is like a cotton ball?
A cumulus cloud
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What does a barometer measure?
Pressure
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Where are 4 places where most precipitation ends up before becoming rain again?
The river, lake,ocean, and underground
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What is Condensation?
Condensation is where water vapor turns into a liquid. It is the opposite of evaporation. It is responsible for how the formation of the cloud is.
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Daily Double! How are hurricanes formed?
Hurricanes are formed when small thunderstorms over the ocean grow larger as they take in more and more heat and moisture from the warm ocean water.
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What cloud is like a blanket?
A stratus
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What does a Rain Gauge measure?
It measures how much precipitation has happened.
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Why does rain fall from the cloud?
It ends up being to heavy for the cloud to hold.
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What is the last step in the water cycle?
Run off
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How are tornadoes formed?
Tornadoes form when warm, moist air meets cold, dry air and they can produce funnels of air that can turn into tornadoes.
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Daily Double! What cloud brings thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds
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What are instruments used for?
They are used to predict what is going to happen or what is happening.
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How is hail formed?
Hail is formed then they. When the temperature is well below freezing. The water droplets are about to fall but then the get swooped up to the top. This keeps on happening until they are to heavy and fall.
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What is the water cycle?
A. Water going through a cycle
b. Water being turned into electricity
c. Water spinning in circles
A. Water going through a cycle.
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What seasons do Tornadoes mostly happen?
Spring and Summer
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What is fog?
Fog is a cloud that forms close to the earths surface.
500
Daily Double! Name 4 instruments and tell me what the measures or shows.
Weather vane- which way the wind is blowing, Thermometer- temperature,Barometer- pressure, Anemometer-wind speed, hygrometer- water vapor, rain gauge-precipitation,
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Why is there precipitation?
There is precipitation so all of the water just doesn’t disappear. If there was no precipitation we probably would not have any water by now.