Water Cycle
The process of water turning from a liquid to a gas
Most common type of storm.
What is a thunderstorm?
Measure the temperature of air.
What is a thermometer?
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them.
What are stratus clouds?
The state of the air at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
The process of water returning to earth as a liquid or solid?
What is precipitation.
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape.
What is a tornado?
Measures the speed of the wind.
What is an anemometer?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds.
What are cumulus clouds?
Scientists who study weather.
Who are meteorologists?
The process of water turning from a gas to a liquid.
What is condensation?
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
Measures air pressure.
What is barometer?
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way.
What are cirrus clouds?
The weather of a place over a long time.
What is climate?
When water collects in lakes, rivers and oceans?
What is accumulation?
Indicates that a storm is coming.
What is a sudden drop in air pressure?
Unit of measurement for temperature.
What is degrees Celsius?
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface.
What is fog?
Created when hot fluids rise and cold fluids fall.
What is a convection current?
The driving force behind the water cycle.
What is the sun?
The cause of wind.
What is air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
Unit of measurement for air pressure.
What is kPa (kiloPascals)?
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
The result of Earth's axis being tilted at 23.5 degrees.
What is seasons.