What is the type of cloud has the nickname "mare's tail"?
Cirrus Clouds
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What is the first step in the water cycle called where the water on earth is converted to a vapor by the sun?
Evaporation
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Which map shows the precipitation that will occur in certain areas by specific colors?
Precipitation Map
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What is the weather instrument that measures the amount of rain or snow collected over night?
Rain gauge
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What is the blanket of gases and air that surround the Earth?
Atmosphere
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What is the type of cloud that you can make pictures out of or often look like Cotton Balls?
Cumulus Clouds
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What are the forms of water that fall back to the Earth called in the water cycle?
Precipitation
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What does a temperature map show?
The temperatures for general regions.
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What is the instrument that measures the temperature?
Thermometer
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Which cools quicker...Land or water?
Land
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What type of cloud is usually associated with gloomy, rainy, or foggy weather?
Stratus Clouds
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When learning the "Water Cycle Boogie", what did transpiration mean?
Water absorbed and released back into the atmosphere by plants and trees.
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What is another name for a radar map?
Dopplar
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What is the weather instrument that measures the wind direction and tells us which way a storm is blowing?
Wind Vane
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Mountains can affect weather by acting as what and preventing rain and wind?
Barrier
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What kind of weather is occurring if you see Cumulonimbus clouds in the sky?
Severe thunderstorms and lightning
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What is the process called that transforms the water vapor into clouds in the sky before precipitation begins?
Condensation
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What is the study of weather and weather patterns called?
Meteorology
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What is the weather instrument that measures the air pressure which helps forecast the weather?
Barometer
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In some cases Mountains can create a shadow which causes one side of the mountain to receive precipitation and the other side to be drier, name this effect.
Rain Shadow Effect
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How do clouds get their scientific name?
Height and Shape
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What is the scientific name for the Water Cycle?
Hydrologic Cycle
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What do satellite images show?
Images of the cloud cover on earth
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What does the Anemometer measure in weather forecasting?
Wind Speed
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If Earth's oceans were much smaller, why would climates be different than they are now?
They would be much drier and we wouldn't receive precipitation...Answers may vary.