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Weather Instruments
Water Cycle
Types of Clouds
Weather Climates
Miscellaneous
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This type of weather instrument measures precipitation (rain, snow, hail).
What is a rain gauge
100
This part of the water cycle turns liquid water into water vapor. liquid-gas
What is Evaporation
100
This type of cloud is high in the sky, but looks thin and wispy. Ressembles curls of hair.
What is cirrus clouds
100
This type of climate is cold all year with light precipitation
What is polar zone
100
What stage comes after evaporation in the water cycle
What is condensation
200
This type of weather instrument measures the humidity in the air.
What is a hygrometer
200
This part of the water cycle turns vapor into water droplets forming clouds.
What is condensation
200
These clouds are puffy and are known as "fair weather clouds ."
What is cumulus clouds
200
This type of climate has cold winters, warm summers, with moderate precipitation
What is temperate zone
200
This climate change happens 2 to 10 years because of ocean waters in the Pacific. It gives Southeast Asia dry weather and Mexico heavy rain
What is El Nino
300
This type of weather instrument measures the amount of air pressure in the atmosphere.
What is a barometer
300
This part of the water cycle rain, hail, sleet, and snow fall to the earth in the form of
What is precipitation
300
These types of clouds form in layers and are caused when warmer air presses over colder air.
What is stratus clouds
300
This type of climate has cold winters, cool summers, moderate to heavy precipitation
What is mountain zone
300
This happens when carbon dioxide absorbs heat from the Earth's surface
What is the greenhouse effect
400
This type of instrument measures the direction the wind is blowing
What is a wind vane
400
This part of the water cycle energy is transferred from the sun through plants which is called
What is transpiration
400
This type of cloud is formed when fog lifts in the morning.
What is stratus clouds
400
This type of climate is hot all year, moderate to heavy precipitation
What is tropical zone
400
Many think that carbon dioxide will lead to the rise in the Earth's temperature
What is global warming
500
This type of weather instrument measures the wind's speed.
What is an aneometer
500
This part of the water cycle water runs from hills and higher places down to lower places on earth.
What is run off
500
These clouds are formed from ice crystals.
What is cirrus
500
This type of climate has hot summers, cool winters, light precipitation
What is desert zone
500
What causes energy to power the water cycle, this explains where the heat comes from in the cycle.
What is the sun