Instruments
This instrument measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Water turns into vapor in this part of the water cycle.
What is evaporation?
This wet form of precipitation often falls during spring and summer.
What is rain?
These are the big, puffy white clouds seen on sunny days.
What are cumulus clouds?
This loud sound happens after lightning strikes.
What is thunder?
This tool collects and measures the amount of rainfall.
What is a rain gauge?
Water vapor cools and turns back into liquid during this process.
What is condensation?
These icy balls can damage cars and windows during storms.
What is hail?
These thin, wispy clouds are high up in the sky.
What are cirrus clouds?
A heavy storm with thunder, lightning, and rain is called this.
What is a thunderstorm?
This instrument shows the direction the wind is coming from.
What is a wind vane
This is the part of the cycle when water falls from clouds to the ground.
What is precipitation?
Each one of these icy crystals has a unique shape and forms when water vapor freezes in the clouds.
What is a snowflake?
These flat, gray clouds often cover the whole sky and bring light rain.
What are stratus clouds?
A spinning funnel-shaped storm that touches the ground.
What is a tornado?
This tool tells us how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
After precipitation, water travels back to rivers, lakes, or the ocean.
What is collection?
This type of precipitation is made of frozen water crystals.
What is snow?
This type of cloud is large, dark, and can produce thunderstorms.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
A strong tropical storm with high winds and heavy rain.
What is a hurricane?
This device measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
This is the name of the complete, never-ending movement of water on Earth.
What is the water cycle?
This precipitation starts as snow, melts into water, then refreezes before hitting the ground.
What is sleet?
This is the word used for clouds that bring precipitation.
What is "nimbus"?
This storm happens in winter and can cause deep snow and freezing temperatures.
What is a blizzard?