Water
The Hydrologic Cycle is also called ______?
Water Cycle
What does it mean when the air pressure drops on a weather report?
It means there is a possibility of precipitation.
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Name 3 things you would see on a weather forecast.
Date, temperature, cloud cover, humidity, wind speed, air pressure, and precipitation.
Jets often fly near the bottom and the Ozone Layer is at the top.
Stratosphere
What state of matter is ice?
solid
If you see Stratus clouds in the sky, what does that indicate?
The Enhanced Fujita Scale measures ______.
Tornando Strength
Name one type of violent weather that has strong wind speeds.
Tornadoes or Hurricane
Farthest from Earth where satellites orbit.
Exosphere
Water entering the air as Water Vapor is called ____?
Evaporation
Cirrus clouds are very________________clouds.
Very high; very thin and feathery clouds
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What is the calm area of a hurricane called?
The eye of the storm
Layer above the Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Water Vapor that enters the air and forms clouds is called ____?
Are Cumulus clouds fair-weather clouds or rainy- weather clouds?
Fair-weather clouds
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What element from the periodic table makes up most of the gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen (78%)
Thermosphere
Types of liquid that comes from clouds is called ____?
Precipitation
Does wind direction tell me which way the wind is blowing or which direction it is coming from?
Coming from
The Beaufort Scale measures ____ ______.
Wind Speed
Name 1 Science units we've done in Science so far, this school year.
Meteorology, Astronomy, & Physics
Troposphere