This instrument is used to measure precipitation in cm.
What is a rain gauge?
100
A scientist who studies weather and climate.
What is a meteorologist?
100
Water is recycled over and over again. What do we call this?
What is the water cycle?
100
The movement of soil from one place to another.
What is erosion?
100
Animals will change the colour of their fur depending on the season. Some rabbits grow brown fur in the summer and white fur in the winter so they are harder to _____.
What is see?
200
This instrument is used to measure wind direction.
What is a weather vane?
200
Heat energy causes liquid water to turn into water vapour.
What is evaporation?
200
Water evaporates and as the air cools, water vapour condenses and forms water droplets. These water droplets form clouds. When these water droplets get big enough they fall to the earth.
What is precipitation?
200
When snow falls on a steep slope in the mountains, it forms a layer. As more snow falls during the winter, new layers are formed. Sometimes a layer slides down the slope into the valley.
What is an avalanche?
200
Plants that do not grow in the winter.
What is dormant?
300
This instrument is used to measure wind speed.
What is a anemometer?
300
The process of water vapour turning into liquid.
What is condensation?
300
The process of snow/ice directly to water vapour.
What is sublimation?
300
Animals move to a warmer place during the winter.
What is migration?
400
Clouds cover 1/2 of the sky or less.
What is a few clouds?
400
Water moves through a plant and evaporates.
What is transpiration?
400
A funnel shaped storm that spins quickly.
What is a tornado?
400
Animals sleep through the winter. Before they sleep, they eat a lot of food which is stored as fat. They use this fat while they are sleeping as an energy source.
What is hibernation?
500
Clouds cover more than 1/2 of the sky.
What is cloudy?
500
Water falls to the earth from the sky as rain, snow or hail.
What is precipitation?
500
A snowstorm that has very high winds.
What is a blizzard?
500
Animals put on more fur or fat during the winter months so they can _________.