Water Cycle
What is Natures way of recycling water?
The Water Cycle!
What is it called when gray clouds cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them?
Stratus Clouds!
The state of the air at a certain time and place.
weather!
Most common type of storm
thunderstorm!
Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house
basement
What is it called when the process of water changing into an invisible gas called Water Vapor?
Evaporation!
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds.
cumulus clouds!
Scientists who study weather
meteorologists!
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape.
tornado!
Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a school or public building
lowest level of the building
Amount of Water Vapor in the air.
Humidity!
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way.
cirrus clouds!
Instrument that shows wind direction.
wind vane!
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
hurricane!
April through June
months that the most tornadoes occur
What is it called when the process of Water Vapor turning into water droplets?
Condensation!
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface.
fog!
Measures wind speed.
anemometer!
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall.
flood!
What you should do if you’re in a car during a tornado
pull over and get out of the vehicle
What is water that is underground called?
Groundwater!
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds.
cumulonimbus clouds!
The weather of a place over a long time.
climate!
Another name for a hurricane
typhoon!
Scale used rate the damage and speed of tornadoes
Fujita scale (F-scale)