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Clouds
Extreme Weather and the Water Cycle
Magnetism
Electricity
Weather Instruments
100
High, thin, curly, white clouds that are made of tiny ice pieces
What is a cirrus cloud?
100
A violent, destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that moves over a narrow path
What is a tornado?
100
To pull together
What is to attract?
100
A battery.
What is a D-cell?
100
Measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
200
Huge, puffy, dark clouds that bring thunderstorms
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
200
A long, severe snowstorm
What is a blizzard?
200
To push apart.
What is to repel?
200
The component of a circuit that does something.
What is an electricity receiver?
200
Measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
300
White, puffy clouds which form in warm air on sunny days
What is a cumulus cloud?
300
A tropical cyclone with winds of 74 miles per hour or greater that is usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning
What is a hurricane?
300
A piece of iron that behaves like a magnet when it is touching a permanent magnet.
What is a temporary magnet?
300
The component of a circuit that provides energy.
What is an electricity source?
300
Wind speed and wind direction
What are two ways to measure the wind?
400
Low, flat, layered gray clouds
What is a stratus cloud?
400
Rain, snow, sleet and hail
What are four types of precipitation?
400
A push or pull.
What is a force?
400
A circuit that does not allow electricty to flow.
What is an open circuit?
400
Measures humidity.
What is a sling psychrometer?
500
Two types of clouds associated with rainy weather
What are stratus and cumulonimbus clouds?
500
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What are the three stages of the water cycle?
500
Iron or steel.
What is a magnet attracted to?
500
A material that prevents the flow of electricity.
What is an insulator?
500
The units used to measure temperature
What are degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius?