Water Cycle
Water falls from clouds.
Precipitation
When balls of ice fall from clouds and can be very destructive for cars and houses.
Hail
What tells you the direction of the wind?
The Rooster duhh
(Wind Vane)
What is a reason why you might want to know what the weather HAS BEEN RECENTLY?
Lots of answers
Name 1 type of cloud
The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.
Evapouration
Once a snowstorm has lasted over 3 hours, it can be considered this...
Blizzard
This instrument measures the amount of heat, or the temperature
Thermometer
What is a reason why you would want to know what the weather is GOING TO BE?
Lots of answers
How do clouds form?
Water droplets combine with dust particles
Water is released from plants in vapour-form back into the air.
Transpiration
A churning, spiral cloud formed over warm water.
Hurricane
What does a Snow Gauge and Rain Gauge measure?
How much snow and rain has fallen.
How would you describe the climate of the summer months in an area close to the equator?
Hot and Dry
Double prize
Water vapour travels high in the atmosphere and the cold temperature changes the vapour into a liquid.
Condensation
Electrically charged, billowing clouds, lightning and hard-driving rain
Thurnderstorm
This instrument is used to measure air pressure.
Barometer
How would you describe the climate of the Yukon in the winter?
High temp, Low temp, Wind speed, Wind direction, Air pressure, Precipitation amounts...
Precipitation that falls goes into the ground and finds underground streams to get back to large bodies of water
Collection
Characterized by a funnel cloud with extremely high winds
This instrument measures wind speed
Anemometer
What is the name of someone who studies the weather?
Meteorologist
Tell me the difference between CLIMATE and WEATHER
Climate is a general description of conditions over a period of time.
Weather is the current reading of temperature and conditions.