Vocabulary
Weather Tools
Weather
Water Cycle and Clouds
Severe Weather
Climate Zones
100
When water vapor condenses, it forms a_____
cloud
100
A tool used to measure the amount of rain that falls is
a rain gauge
100
Liquid water that falls from the sky to the ground is
rain
100
What part of the water cycle is the top arrow?
condensation
100
A long period of time with little precipitation is called?
drought
100
An area of the world that has a certain type of climate is called?
climate zone
200
A prediction of coming weather is called a ____
weather forecast
200
A tool used to measure temperature is called?
thermometer
200
Water frozen into large pellets that fall from the sky, usually in warm weather is
hail
200
What part of the watewr cycle is the right arrow?
precipitation
200
A snowstorm with strong winds is called?
blizzard
200
Which zones are found a the top and bottom of the earth near the North and South Pole?
Polar Zones
300
To make a careful guess at what may happen is to...
predict
300
A tool used to measure wind speed is called?
anemometer
300
Water frozen into tiny crystals that stick together and fall from the sky is
snow
300
What part of the water cycle is the left arrow?
evaporation
300
A storm of strong winds, swirling winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters is called?
hurricane
300
Which zone is found between the polar zones and the tropical zone? Most of these places receive rain and snow each year. This zone gets sunlight and heat for most of the year.
Temperate Zone
400
A scientist who studies weather is a ____
meteorologist
400
A tool used to measure the direction the wind is blowing is called?
weathervane
400
Water frozen into tiny pellets that fall from the sky is
sleet
400
Clouds that are wide with thin layers are called?
stratus clouds
400
Water that flows over onto land that is usually dry is called?
flood
400
This zone is near the equator. Most parts of this zone is very hot and have times of very heavy rainfall. This zone gets the most sunlight and heat of anywhere on earth.
Tropical Zone
500
The condition of the air at a certain time and place is called?
weather
500
What can be used to report wind speeds in the atmosphere and take pictures of the earth's surface?
Weather satellite
500
True or False: The sun heats the air and causes the air to move.
True
500
Clouds that are high, thin, and wispy often mean change in the weather is coming. These clouds are called?
cirrus
500
A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground is called?
tornado
500
Which zone get the least amount of sunlight for most of the year?
Polar Zone