Types of Weather
The Water Cycle
Measuring Tools
Clouds
Weather Safety
100
A series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano eruption.
What is a Tsunami.
100
When water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds
What is condensation
100
Measures the air temperature
What is a thermometer
100
What is a cloud?
What is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.
100
During a thunderstorm, to avoid electric shock, stay away from
What is water
200
During a hurricane, the large spinning cloud surrounding a small hole is called the
What is eye
200
when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam
What is evaporation
200
A barometer measures
What is air pressure
200
These are composed of ice and are thin, wispy clouds blown in high winds into long streamers.
What is Cirrus clouds
200
A heavy winter coat, largely worn by Eskimo's is called a
What is a parka
300
a violently rotating column of air that rotates while in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cloud
What is a tornado
300
When clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.
What is Precipitation
300
measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period
What is a rain guage
300
The clouds usually cover the entire sky
What is alto clouds
300
The most important way to keep your body cool on a hot day is to
What is drink lots of water
400
When the air is full of moisture and the temperature drops it creates
What is fog
400
The water cycle is powered by what?
What is solar energy
400
Weather satellites are used to
What is take pictures of large air movements
400
The clouds resemble fog that doesn't reach the ground
What is Stratus clouds
400
A collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency
What is a disaster preparedness kit
500
an intense columnar vortex, usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud, that occurs over a body of water
What is a waterspout
500
This is another name for the water cycle
What is the hydrologic cycle
500
This measures humidity
What is hygrometer
500
What is a contrial?
What is condensation trails left behind jet aircrafts
500
When conditions are favorable for severe weather, it is called what?
What is a watch
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