Water Cycle
Types Weather
Measuring Weather
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Lab Safety
100

a tiny sphere of a liquid

droplet

100

a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land

tornado

100

a prediction about how something will develop

forecast

100

the amount of water vapor in the air

humidity
100

Wear this to protect your body when using hot liquids or chemicals.

Apron

200

the cooling of water in the atmosphere which causes clouds to form

condensation

200

air moving from high pressure to low pressure

wind

200

a specialist who studies weather conditions

meteorologist

200

the condition of the atmosphere at ANY given time.

weather

200

Protective eye wear

goggles

300

the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas caused by heat

evaporation

300

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds

hurricane

300

an instrument to measure the amount of precipitation

rain gauge

300

a measure of the weight of the air pressing down on an area.

air pressure

300

safely smelling chemicals by waving the smell with your hands towards your nose

wafting

400

the gases surrounding a planet.

atmosphere

400

precipitation consisting of a mixture of rain and snow

Sleet

400

instrument for measuring temperature

thermometer

400

one of the four yearly patterns for weather.

season

400

Protective gear that will protect hands from hot objects.

gloves or tongs

500

water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

precipitation

500

a shortage of rainfall

drought

500

a measure of how hot, or cold something is.

temperature

500

forms where two different masses meet.

front

500

How long you wash your eyes if you get chemicals in them

15 minutes