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Air
Weather
Weather 2
Wind Exploration
Bonus Questions
100
it is real and it is the gas that is all around us.
What is air?
100
What is a scientist that studies the weather?
a meteorologist
100
What are the four seasons?
winter, spring, summer, and autumn(fall)
100
Tool to measure the wind speed
an anemometer
100
What happens to an anemometer if there is no wind?
It will not rotate (spin)
200
This is air pushed into a smaller space.
compressed air
200
What describes how hot or cold the air is?
temperature
200
What are the three types of clouds?cirrus, cumulus, stratus
cirrus, cumulus, stratus
200
What can you use to observe wind?
bubbles
200
An anemometer is spinning quickly. What does that tell you?
There is a strong wind
300
what object can air be trapped in?
vial
300
What do we use to record what we learn or observe?
A science journal
300
What is made of water drops?
a cloud
300
What is a tool used to observe the direction of the wind?
a wind vane
300
What happens to a thermometer if it is measuring something hot?
The red line in the thermometer will go up
400
What happens when air escapes a vial under water?
It makes bubbles
400
What tool do we use to measure the temperature?
thermometer
400
Measures how much rain or snow has fallen
a rain gauge
400
What tool would give you evidence that there is a good wind for flying a kite?
an anemometer
400
What makes the red line of a thermometer go down?
It is measuring something that is cold
500
Does a parachute fall quickly or slowly? Why?
A parachute falls slowly because the air pushes against it.
500
What do we look for when observing the weather?
what's in the sky (sun, clouds, or both) temperature (hot, cold, warm, cool) how windy it is whether is is rainy, snowy, or dry
500
what are the units we use to measure temperature?
celsius and fahrenheit
500
What tool will help you decide what direction a kite will fly?
a wind scale
500
Name and describe the three types of clouds
cumulus: white and fluffy clouds cirrus: thin and wispy clouds stratus: gray, thick, flat clouds that cover the sky