Scientific Method
Heat Transfer and Water Cycle
Clouds
Air Masses and Fronts
Severe Weather
100

The educated guess for the experiment results.

What is the hypothesis?

100

The step of the water cycle when water falls from clouds as rain or snow.

What is precipitation?
100
The prefix given to mid-level clouds.

What is alto-?

100

The symbol for a high pressure system.

What is blue H?

100

The strongest level of hurricanes.

What is category 5 hurricanes?

200

Learning what is already known about the experiment topic.

What is Research?

200

The step of the water cycle where water becomes water vapor.

What is evaporation?

200

High level clouds are made of this.

What is ice/ice crystals?

200

This type of air mass is warm and dry.

What is Tropical Continental Air Mass?

200

The most dangerous part of a hurricane.

What is the eye wall?

300

The variable you measure during an experiment.

What is the dependent variable?


300

Heat transfer that occurs through direct contact.

What is conduction?

300

The type of cloud that look feathery and are high in the atmosphere.

What are cirrus clouds?

300

Air pressure system that has warm air rising to form clouds and precipitation.

What is a low pressure system?


300

Benefits include killing disease and promoting new growth.

What is a Wildfire?

400

A type of scientific investigation that compares two different conditions.

What is a Comparative Investigation?

400

When matter moves in circles to transfer heat.

What is convection?

400

Type of cloud that produces the most rain.

What is a Nimbus Cloud?

400

The weather that a warm front brings.

What is light rain and warmer temperatures?

400

The risk of severe weather occuring.

What is a weather watch?

500

The six steps of the scientific method in order.

What is Observe/Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analysis, Conclude?
500

This is the primary heat transfer for drying clothes in the sun.

What is radiation?

500

Type of cloud that has a layered appearance, thin and often grey in color.

What is a stratus cloud?

500

The types of front that can bring stormy weather.

What are cold and occluded fronts?

500

Strong wind gusts, hail, and tornado forming are required for this storm. 

What is a severe thunderstorm?