Vocabulary
Weather Instruments
Water Cycle
Extreme Weather
Extra Challenge
100
The day-to-day changes in the Earth's atmosphere
What is weather
100
When the liquid in this instrument gets warmer, it expands and rises up the tube. When the liquid gets cooler, it shrinks and goes down.
What is a thermometer
100
Rain, snow, and hail are forms of this.
What is precipitation.
100
These are the ingredients to create a homemade tornado.
What is a jar, water and soap, and glitter.
100
This causes the land to get more of the sun's rays in the summer and so it is warmer.
What is more hours of daylight.
200
Moving air
What is wind
200
We measure two forms of precipitation in centimeters using these two intstruments.
What is a rain gauge and meter stick
200
When water vapor turns back into liquid water, as in the case of clouds forming in the sky.
What is condensation.
200
You should not be here during a tornado.
What is outside.
200
This releases more heat when it cools down.
What is water.
300
The measure of the energy produced by the sun that heats the surface of the earth
What is temperature
300
We use these two things to determine if it is clear, a few clouds, cloudy, or overcast.
What is observation and a cloud cover chart.
300
The sun heats the ocean and the liquid water turns in to vapour in this stage.
What is evaporation.
300
When this type of air meets cool, dry air, and then there is a change in wind direction and an increase in wind speed to create a tornado.
What is warm, moist air.
300
This type of clouds are fluffy, tall and have flat bottoms.
What is cumulus.
400
An instrument used to measure wind speed
What is an anenometer
400
We measure this in kilometers per hour.
What is wind speed.
400
Water condenses onto these floating in the air to make water droplets.
What is tiny dust particles.
400
A tornado can cause this in the environment.
What is damage.
400
This type of clouds may bring rain or snow.
What is cirrus clouds.
500
The general weather pattern or normal weather for a particular place
What is climate
500
These are the two degrees we can measure temperature in.
What is Celcius and Fahrenheit.
500
Precipitation collects in these places during the runoff stage of the water cycle.
What is soil, lakes, and rivers.
500
A tornado that forms over water.
What is a waterspout.
500
This is the movement of rocks and soil from one place to another.
What is erosion.
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