WEATHER
GIVE ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBES WEATHER
HOT
SUNNY
SNOWY
RAINY
CLOUDY
COLD
DRY
RAINY
What are the four different seasons?
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER
Name the three states of matter.
Solid, liquid, gas
What is a cycle?
A cycle is a series of events that repeats itself.
What is wind?
Wind is moving air.
What gives heat and light to the earth?
THE SUN
What hemisphere is the United States located?
Northern Hemisphere
Name the different types of clouds.
Cumulus, Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrus
Why do clouds form?
Clouds form because of evaporation and condensation.
To predict a future event
FORECAST
WHAT AFFECTS WEATHER?
THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE AIR.
What are the three main weather conditions?
WIND, PRECIPITATION, TEMPERATURE
What is precipitation?
Precipitation is when water falls from clouds to the earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is condensation?
Condensation is when gas turns into liquid.
A scientist who studies weather is called a
METEOROLOGIST
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES
Northern hemisphere is all of the earth above the equator. The Southern Hemisphere is all of the earth below the equator.
Places near the equator experience what type of weather?
The weather in places closer to the equator are warmer.
A cloud that that may or may not bring rain is called
Stratus
What is Evaporation?
Evaporation is when liquid water turns into water vapor.
A tool for measuring rainfall is
A RAIN GAUGE
What is the definition of latitude?
Latitude describes how far something is from the equator.
If Canada is experiencing Fall, what is Australia experiencing?
SPRING
Rain making clouds are called
NIMBUS
Describe the water cycle.
In the water cycle, water goes back and forth between the sky and the earth.
Wind is caused by how the sun heats places differently.