Weather
What the air and sky are like each day is _____.
weather
The Sun's heat can turn water into ______
water vapor
A time of year is a _____
season
The season after summer
Fall
3 weather tools
wind vane, rain gauge, thermometer
This is moving air.
Wind
Cirrus clouds are made of thin bits of ___.
ice
What are the four seasons?
winter, spring, summer, fall
Some ____ change color during fall.
leaves
Explain the water cycle
The world’s water moves between lakes, rivers, oceans, the atmosphere and the land in an ongoing cycle called – you guessed it! – the water cycle. As it goes through this continuous system, it can be a liquid (water), a gas (vapor) or a solid (ice).
Temperature can be measured with a ______.
thermometer
Cumulus clouds are mostly ____ drops.
water
It is the warmest season.
Some animals store food or move to ____ places.
warmer
What does a thermometer measure?
temperature
Use a ____ to measure how much rain falls.
Rain gauge
Cumulonimbus clouds bring ___ and storms.
rain
The season after spring.
Summer
The coldest season of the year is _____
winter
What does a wind vane measure?
where the wind is coming from
You can measure the direction of the wind with a ____
wind vane
When water drops or ice bits get too big, they fall as rain, snow or _____ or _____.
hail or sleet
The rain in spring help ____ grow.
plants
In winter, there is not much food for ____
animals
What does a rain gauge measure?