Water Cycle
This process involves water turning into water vapor
Evaporation
Name the type of cloud that looks like cotton balls and indicates fair weather.
Cumulus cloud
This instrument measures temperature
Thermometer
What is the term for a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
Tornado
Name the phase change from water vapor to liquid.
Condensation
What are high, thin, feathery clouds called?
Cirrus clouds
What tool is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
This weather event occurs when air masses of different temperatures meet, causing storms and precipitation.
Front
What is the term for water falling from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
These low, layered clouds bring overcast skies and sometimes rain
Stratus clouds
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
Weather
Name the process by which water droplets freeze on contact with cold surfaces.
Freezing Rain
The water cycle has no specific beginning or end; it is a(n) ________ process.
Continuous, ongoing, never-ending, etc
What is the name of a thick, dark cloud that brings heavy rain or thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What is the term for a weather pattern that occurs over a long period, like 30 years?
Climate
Which comes first: hearing lightening or seeing lightening
Lightening, light travels faster than sound
This is the term for water vapor turning into tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Cloud formation
This cloud looks like an anvil and often accompanies severe thunderstorms.
Anvil clouds
The boundary where two air masses meet.
Front
This extreme weather event features strong winds, heavy rainfall, and low pressure.
Hurricane