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Clouds
Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Grab Bag
100
Which type of clouds would be in the sky if the weatherman says that thunderstorms are likely to occur?
Cumulonimbus Clouds
100

What weather tool air pressure?

barometer

100
After it rains you go outside and see a puddle. Slowly during the day you notice that the puddle is getting smaller. Which part of the water cycle did you observe as you watched the puddle?
Evaporation
100
What is the source of energy that causes evaporation to occur?
The Sun
200

Thick, gray clouds will most likely lead to what type of weather and cloud?

Rainy, stratus clouds

200

What is a weather front?

Where 2 air masses with different temperatures and densities collide but do not mix.

200

What do you call water that moves down the side of a mountain during the water cycle?

Runoff

200

What is air pressure?

The weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the Earth's surface.

300
If you notice low, gray clouds moving across the sky, what kind of cloud is it?
Stratus
300

Where is air pressure at its highest? a) on top of a hill b)in a cloud c)on a mountaintop d)at the bottom of a valley

d) at the bottom of a valley

300

At what point in the water cycle does a droplet of water spend the least amount of time? Name a specific location, not a step in the water cycle

In Earth's atmosphere

300

What is a Meteorologists?

A meteorologist is a physical scientist who observes, studies, or forecasts the weather.

400
What type of cloud is a big fluffy white cloud in the sky?
Cumulus clouds
400

What weather tool measures wind direction?

a) wind vane

400

What is transpiration?

When plants return water vapor to the atmosphere.

400

What is a prediction of future weather called?

weather forecast 

500

What type of clouds form from hot, sunny days?

cumulus clouds

500

If you watch a rain puddle disappear after it rains, what are you watching happen?

Evaporation

500

Water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface in different forms

precipitation

500

What weather tool measures wind speed?

anemometer