Clouds
A fluffy cloud with a flat bottom
What is a cumulus cloud?
Solids, Liquids, Gasses
What are the states of matter?
It can only occur when two things are at different temperatures
When can heat transfer occur?
A tool that measures precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
Day to day weather conditions outside
What is weather?
They form when water vapor condenses and gets higher in the cooler air.
How do clouds form?
These molecules are packed closely together.
What is a solid?
Heat transfer between things that are touching
What is conduction?
A tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
A scientist that studies the weather.
What is a meteoroligist?
They are made of ice crystals.
What are cirrus clouds?
The molecules for this are moving very fast.
What is a gas?
Aluminum, copper, silver
What are examples of conductors?
A tool that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
A long term weather pattern for at least 30 years
What is climate?
A low stratus cloud.
What is fog?
These molecules have no order
What is plasma?
Rubber, fabric, paper
What are some examples of insulators?
A tool that measures wind direction
What is a wind vein?
Height above sea level
What is elevation?
A mid-level cloud that blankets the sky.
What is an altostratus cloud?
These two states of matter have volume.
What are solids and liquids?
Heat transfer by the movement of liquids or gases
What is convection?
A tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
What is latitude?