The Water Cycle
Atmosphere
Weather
Weather Instruments
Air Masses & Fronts
100
The process of water moving through the Earth and Atmosphere.
What is ... The Water Cycle
100
The layer of Earth's atmosphere where airplanes fly.
What is ... Stratosphere.
100
What meteorologists' study.
What is ... Weather.
100
This tool measures the temperature of the air.
Thermometer
100
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Warm Front
200
The largest body of water on the Earth.
What is ... the ocean
200
The warmest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
What is ... Thermosphere
200
A word that describes how hot or cold the air is.
What is ... Temperature
200
This tool collects and measures the amount of precipitation that's fallen.
Rain Gauge
200
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Cold Front
300
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is ... Humidity.
300
The coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
What is ... Mesosphere
300
Name one example of severe weather.
Answers will vary.
300
This tool measures the direction of the wind.
Wind Vane
300
Where cold air mass meets a warm air mass.
Cold Front
400
A cloud that forms close to the ground.
What is ... Fog.
400
The layer where weather occurs.
What is ... Troposphere.
400
Weather can be measured using...
weather instruments or weather tools.
400
This tool measures air pressure.
Barometer
400
A place where two air masses meet.
Front
500
Name the 4 types of precipitation.
What is ... rain, sleet, snow and hail.
500
The layer further from Earth.
What is ... Exosphere
500
Name 2 examples of severe weather that Nebraska has.
severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, winter storms, flash floods or earthquakes.
500
This tool measures the speed of the wind.
Anemometer
500
Large body of air that has the same temperature, air pressure and moisture.
Air Mass