Clouds
Clouds form during what step of the water cycle?
Condensation
Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
A barometer
a) sunny and warm b) sunny and cold
c) cloudy and warm d) cloudy and cool
d) cloudy and cool
What 2 things are needed to make the water cycle?
Heat and water
Name 2 types of tools/instruments that help us measure or predict the weather.
Anenometer, barometer, wind sock, wind vane, your eyes
Name the 4 major types of clouds.
Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus
Temperature, humidity, and wind speed are all measurements of what substance?
a) rocks b) water
c) air d) weather
c) air
You go outside and notice some wispy clouds high in the sky. What type of weather are you experiencing?
Cirrus = mostly sunny, clear, change will be coming
What percentage of the earth's water is fresh?
a) 1% b) 3%
c) 97% d) 99%
b) 3%
Why is a barometer a very useful weather tool?
a) it helps you know what weather is happening
b) it helps you predict the weather
c) it tells you the temperature
b) it helps you predict the weather
At what degree does water/rain freeze?
32 F
When the atmospheric pressure goes down, the weather will be _______.
a) good, clear weather
b) bad, stormy weather
b) bad, stormy weather
a) looking at the weather last week b) watching the moon c) reading a magazine d) observing changes in barometric pressure
d) observing changes in barometric pressure
Give me an example of condensation.
Water droplets on a glass, eyeglasses fogging up, clouds forming, dew on the grass
Which tool measures wind speed?
a) anemometer b) barometer
c) thermometer d) wind vane
a) anemometer
Describe a stratus cloud.
Flat, blanket-like clouds that cover the sky.
a) 30.1
b) 29.4
c) 28.1
c) 28.1
A student records the weather. She notices that a wind sock is blowing from the south to the north. What type of weather should be coming?
a) warm and dry b) rainy
c) cold and wet d) cloudy
a) warm and dry
Give me an example of evaporation.
Water vapor rising from a hot street after a rain storm, puddles drying out, hair getting dry, a towel or clothes drying outside
Put the clouds in order from lowest altitude to highest altitude.
Stratus = below 6,000 feet
Cumulus = about 6,000 feet
Cirrus = above 18,000 feet
Cumulonimbus = about 80,000 feet
Is the atmospheric pressure increasing or decreasing? Does this mean the weather is getting better or worse?
27.8
29.3
Increasing; getting better (more pressure, more security)
Monday = 85 F What month of the year is this?
Tuesday = 88 F a) March
Wednesday = 90 F b) January
Thursday = 89 F c) June
Put the 4 steps of the water cycle in order, starting with evaporation.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection
Repeat ;)