Water Cycle
True or false: When water has evaporated, condensed, and precipitated, it is done and will not do these things again.
False
This is water when it is a gas
Water vapor
Which of these is NOT tool that meteorologists usually use:
a) Anemometer
b) Wind sock
c) Balance scale
d) Thermometer
Balance Scale
Which of these is NOT a type of cloud?
a) cumulus
b) flowus
c) stratus
d) cirrus
flowus
What happens when water vapor condenses and then freezes?
It can make snow or hail
When liquid water warms up, this happens.
Evaporation
This is a kind of precipitation with balls of ice falling from the clouds.
Hail
This tool can be used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen
Rain gauge
These are thick, low clouds
Stratus
Why do people see lightning before they hear thunder?
Light travels faster than sound
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of this.
Precipitation
This is when water overflows in a place that is normally dry, sometimes because of a lot of rain
Flood
What tool is used to measure the temperature?
Thermometer
These are thin, white wispy clouds high in the sky
Cirrus
What causes the wind?
Differences in air temperature
This is a gas, like water vapor, turning back into a liquid. Sometimes, it forms a cloud
Condensation
This is a somewhat dark and gray day
Gloomy
This tool shows what direction the wind is blowing
Wind Sock
These are small, white, puffy clouds.
Cumulus
The way water turns from a liquid to a gas and back to a liquid is called the...
Water cycle
When water evaporates, it becomes this in the air.
Water vapor
This is a light rain with very small drops
Drizzle
We use this tool to measure how fast the wind is blowing
Anemometer
What kind of clouds tell us a storm is coming?
Stratus
This is a spinning column of air
Tornado