Thermometer
Name all four types of precipitation:
Hail, Snow, Rain, Sleet
When water from a lake or river changes from a liquid into a gas we call this process?
Evaporation
Hot air ________.
Rises
Short-term changes in Earth's atmosphere.
Weather
This device measures wind speed.
Anemometer
What type of fluffy precipitation is formed when the weather is below -0 degrees Celsius?
Snow
What step of the water cycle forms clouds?
Condensation
The gas that makes up the largest component of air is what?
Nitrogen
In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore through the city of New Orleans destroying homes.
Weather
This device is used to measure wind direction.
Wind Vane
What type of cloud usually causes rain?
Nimbus
What step of the water cycle is caused when water evaporates from plants and trees?
Transpiration
What percentage of air is made of oxygen?
21%
Earth's global temperature has gone up an average of 3 degrees Celsius over the past 30 years.
Climate
This device measure air pressure.
Barometer
What type of precipitation occurs when strong updrafts cause super cooled water droplets to form crystals of hard ice that rise up and down in the cloud until they become so heavy they fall?
Hail.
What do you call the step of the water cycle that results in rain, sleet, snow and hail?
Precipitation
Air that moves in a large amount is called ________.
Wind
What instrument is the arrow pointing to?
Wind vane.
Sleet
What do you call water that does not soak into the soil but instead moves on the Earth's surface toward streams and lakes?
Run off
Warm air rises because?
It weighs less than cold air.