Clouds
Severe Weather
Water Cycle
Wind
Study of
100
A collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals.
What is a cloud?
100
includes strong thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards.
What is severe weather?
100
the movement of water 
What is the water cycle?
100
moving air 
What is wind
100
the condition of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather
200
A cloud that forms close to the ground.
What is fog?
200
the most common kind of severe weather.
What is a thunderstorm?
200
is water that falls from the sky to the ground
What is precipitation
200
a tool that shows which direction the wind is blowing
What is a weather vane
200
The layer of gases that surrounds the earth
What is the atmosphere
300
A wide, thin layer of clouds. They appear like a blanket over the earth.
What are stratus clouds?
300
a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling wind that reaches the ground
What is a tornado?
300
rain, hail, sleet and snow
What are 4 types of precipitation
300
a tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
300
a person who studies the weather
What is a meteorologist
400
Fluffy, cottonlike clouds. They usually mean fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
400
has strong, swirling winds and produces heavy rain
What is a hurricane?
400
condensation, evaporation, and precipitation
What are the steps in the water cycle
400
These winds always blow from Europe to the Americas
What are trade winds
400
a prediction of the future weather
What is a weather forecast
500
High, thin wispy clouds. They often mean a change in weather is coming.
What are cirrus clouds?
500
are snowstorms with strong winds
What is a blizzard?
500
cooled water vapor changes to a liquid
What is condensation
500
changes in temperatures 
What causes air to move
500
meteorologist use these to show weather data
What is a weather map
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