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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are examples of
What is precipitation?
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The air temperature, precipitation, and wind are characteristics of
What is weather?
100
Times of the year with different weather patterns
What is seasons?
100
The blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surrounds Earth
What is atmosphere?
100
Water in the form of gas
What is water vapor?
200
A line through the center of a spinning object
What is an axis?
200
A long, severe snowstorm
What is a blizzard?
200
The process in which water moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again
What is the water cycle?
200
Ball-like shape
What is sphere?
200
A collection of tiny water drops or ice crystals in the air
What are clouds?
300
Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere
What is precipitation?
300
This tool measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
300
A large storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms over oceans and moves over land
What is a hurricane?
300
A powerful storm with rotating winds that forms over land and looks like a funnel
What is a tornado?
300
32 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the freezing point of water?
400
A tool that measures how hot or cold something is
What is a thermometer?
400
A tool used to measure the wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
The changing of gas to a liquid
What is condensation?
400
Stratus clouds that form near the ground
What is fog?
400
White puffy clouds with flat bottoms
What are cumulus clouds?
500
The pattern of weather (temperature & precipitation) at a certain place over a period of time
What is climate?
500
The temperature outside is 80 degrees Fahrenheit at 6 P.M. Will the temperature rise or drop by 10 P.M. ? Why?
What is the temperature will drop by 10 P.M. ? Without the Sun's energy the air temperature will cool.
500
This place would be warmer than a location near the North or South Pole because the Sun's rays strike directly on it.
What is a location near the equator?
500
The water cylce is powered by this
What is the Sun?
500
A storm that buries cars and buildings in snow
What is a blizzard?