Clouds
Clouds that produce rain
Nimbus/Rain clouds
What is temperature?
The short-term weather that we feel on a day-today basis.
What is wind?
the movement of air from high (warm) pressure to low (cold) pressure
What is precipitation? A definition, not example.
The collecting, condensing, and falling of moisture from the sky
Describe the water cycle
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The highest clouds in the sky
Cirrus
What is climate?
The long-term forecast of an area.
how is wind created?
High (warm) pressure clouds push wind into low (cold) pressure systems, and low pressure systems pull wind from high pressure.
Give one example of precipitation
The part of the cycle where water moves from the ground to the sky
evaporation
The lowest clouds in the sky
Stratus
Name or draw one device we measure weather with
Barometer
Thermometer
Wind sock
Wind vane
Snow/rain gauge
Anemometer
What was the circular movement of air called?
Hint: its how we warm houses and ovens
Convection
The type of precipitation that has hard chunks of ice falling from the sky
Hail
the part of the cycle where the moisture of collected and brought together in the clouds
condensation
What are the thick fluffy clouds that take up the whole sky? (all three layers)
Cumulus
What is an example of a "weather phenomena"?
Thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami, etc.
Anything that is not a normal weather pattern.
Hot air ___, and cold air ___.
Hint: its how air moves
Rises, sinks.
The form of precipitation where cold, frozen moisture falls and collects on the ground.
Snow
the part of the cycle where the water falls from the sky
precipitation
Name one combination named cloud (two types mushed together).
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus
What is weather?
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
What is one scale we use to measure wind?
Beaufort Scale, Douglas Sea Scale, The Fujita Scale.
A combination of rain and snow is called?
Sleet
Who is your favorite teacher
Mr. Evaskevich