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Water Cycle
Wild Weather
Weather Instruments
Weather Potpourri
100
The way water moves from Earth's surface into the air and back again.
What is the water cycle
100
Storms have powerful...
What is wind
100
Measures the temperature of the air
What is a thermometer
100
The land gets dry due to little precipitation
What is a drought
200
The sun's heat makes water turn into gas.
What is evaporation
200
A storm with a lot of rain, thunder, and lightning
What is a thunderstorm
200
Measures the direction the wind is blowing
What is a wind or weather vane
200
This occurs when there is too much precipitation
What is a flood
300
The gas cools and changes into tiny water drops.
What is condensation
300
A spinning cone shape cloud
What is a tornado
300
Measures rain fall
What is a rain gauge
300
When the weather is sunny and cloudy it is called this
What is partly cloudy
400
The water drops join to make bigger ones, and fall from the clouds as water.
What is precipitation
400
A large storm with heavy rains and strong winds
What is a hurricane
400
Measures air pressure
What is a barometer
400
The four types of precipitation
What is sleet, hail, snow, and rain.
500
This is formed as tiny water droplets
What is a cloud
500
A flash of electricity in the sky
What is lightning
500
Scientists who study the weather
What is a meteorologist
500
The air outside is called this
What is weather