Water Cycle
Weather tools
Snow
Clouds
Precipitation
100
This is what happens when water turns into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
100
This tool measures the amount of precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
100
Every snowflake has this many sides.
What is 6?
100
This cloud is a storm cloud.
What is cumulonimbus?
100
This kind of precipitation melts then refreezes.
What is sleet?
200
Clouds are masses of condensed...
What is water?
200
Mr. Salesky made one of these in our classroom.
What is a barometer?
200
The temperature must be below this for snow to fall.
What is 32 degrees fahrenheit?
200
This cloud looks wispy.
What is a cirrus cloud?
200
This kind of precipitation can be larger then a golf ball.
What is hail?
300
This is what falls when the clouds become too heavy.
What is precipitation?
300
Thermometers measure temperature in these units.
What are degrees celsius and degrees fahrenheit?
300
The largest snowflake ever found was this size.
What is 15 inches in diameter.
300
These are the lowest clouds.
What are stratus?
300
This kind of precipitation falls frequently in Oregon.
What is rain?
400
When water falls and pools on the ground, it is called.
What is collection?
400
The anemometer measures this.
What is wind direction and speed?
400
This is a kind of frozen precipitation.
What is snow?
400
These clouds are like large, fluffy cotton balls.
What are cumulus?
400
This is how hail increases in size.
What is wind pushes the hail back into the clouds where it gathers more moisture?
500
These are the 4 steps of the water cycle.
What are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection?
500
A scientist who studies weather is called this.
What is a meteorologist?
500
These kinds of clouds are between 6000 and 20,000 feet high.
What are altostratus or altocumulus?
500
These are 4 main kinds of precipitation.
What are hail, rain, snow and sleet?
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