Weather
Wild Weather
Clouds
Water Cycle
100
What gives out heat which warms the Earth
The Sun
100
What are Tornadoes?
violent whirling winds
100
What do different types of clouds mean?
There will be different kinds of weather.
100
Water is always ____________.
moving
200
What is the report about what the weather is going to be?
weather forecast
200
What begins when hot air rises quickly over the sea and starts to spin?
A hurricane
200
Name 3 types of clouds.
cumulus, stratus, cirrus, cumulonimbus, fog
200
What three places does water move between?
sea, land, air
300
What three things cause weather?
heat, water, air
300
What happens when a cumulonimbus cloud forms in the sky?
A thunderstorm
300
What are the puffy clouds that mean good weather is coming?
cumulus
300
The gas rises and turns into tiny droplets making ____________.
clouds.
400
What are the 4 forms of precipitation?
rain, snow, sleet, hail
400
Why do you see the lightening before you hear thunder?
Light travels faster than sound.
400
What do wispy cirrus clouds high in the sky usually mean?
rain or snow may be coming later
400
What happens when the drops of water get heavy.
They fall as rain.
500
What is the blanket of air around the earth called?
The atmosphere
500
The strength of the wind is measured on a scale from ____ to _____
1 to 12
500
When tiny droplets form close to the ground, what do they make?
Fog or mist.
500
Name the three stages of the water cycle.
precipitation, condensation, evaporation,
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