H2O Cycle
Weather vs. Climate
FRONTS, backs, ups and downs
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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of...

Precipitation 

100

Between weather and climate, which one would you likely check to see what you should wear for clothes in the morning?

Weather

100
Warm air travels in what direction?

Up

100

What type of cloud creates fluffy shapes on a nice day?

Cumulus 

100

What bodies of water provide our water cycle with the amounts of water it needs to supply the world with rain?

Oceans

200
What provides the water cycle with the energy it needs to work?

The Sun

200

Halli wants to move somewhere where it's warm all year long. Should he focus on climate or weather when making his decision?  

Climate

200

Cold air travels in what direction?

Down

200

What cloud is low in the sky, can produce light rains, and appears to cover the entire sky like a blanket?

Stratus

200

Almost 97.5% of the Earth's water is...

Salt water

300

What process occurs when liquid water heats up and turns into a gas (water vapor)?

Evaporation

300

In class Mr. Schroeder talked about comparing weather to a... 

picture or photograph

300
If a cold mass of air is bigger and stronger than a warm mass of air, it will create a... 

cold front

300
What cloud is wispy, high in the atmosphere, made of ice crystals, and usually only seen on blue sky days. 
Cirrus
300

This technology tracks storms as they travel through our atmosphere using colors to depict the storms strength? 

Radar

400

Clouds form because of this process (water vapor cools from a gas to a liquid)...

Condensation

400

In class Mr. Schroeder compared climate to a... 

movie or video

400
Most of the weather we experience in the United States comes from what direction?

The West, Prevailing Westerlies  

400

What cloud is a tall, dark, storm cloud? 

Cumulonimbus 

400

This is commonly used to measure amounts of rain...

rain gauge

500

Most of earth's fresh water is unusable because it is...

Frozen in glaciers

500

What causes the equator to experience a warm climate year round? 

direct sunlight

500
In comparison to warm and cold masses of air, where do storms and precipitation occur? 

Where the masses meet, the front.

500
Nimbo means... 

rain

500

What tool measures wind speed?

Anemometer