What Is Air?
Clouds
The Water Cycle
Precipitation
Weather
100

Plants use this in air to make food.

What is carbon dioxide?

100

These clouds are low-level, form in layers and usually bring steady rain.

What are stratus?

100

This is any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.

What is precipitation?

100

Precipitation is any form of this that falls from clouds to Earth.

What is water?

100

This is how hot or cold the air is.

What is temperature?

200

Animals use this to get energy from food.

What is oxygen?

200

These clouds are fluffy, form low in the sky and usually mean fair weather.

What are cumulus?

200

The heat from the Sun causes the water from oceans, lakes, and rivers to do this.

What is evaporate?

200

This happens when drops of water in clouds fall through air that is above freezing.

What is rain?

200

This is how much water vapor is in the air.

What is humidity?

300

Plants release this when they make food.

What is oxygen?

300

These clouds are thin and feathery, form high in the sky and indicate fair weather.

What are cirrus?

300

As water vapor rises in the air, it cools and does this to become water droplets.

What is condenses?

300

This forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud.

What is hail?

300

This is the weight of air as it presses down on Earth's surface.

What is air pressure?

400
Animals give this off.

What is carbon dioxide?

400

These clouds bring thunderstorms.

What are cumulonimbus?

400

These are formed as water vapor rises, cools and condenses into water droplets.

What are clouds?

400

This is rain that freezes as it falls.

What is sleet?

400

This is the movement of air.

What is wind?

500

Plants absorb nitrogen through their roots.  They use nitrogen to do this.

What is grow?

500

Clouds form when water vapor in the air does this.

What is condenses?

500

The water cycle does this to the Earth's water supply.  For example, salt and other materials in the ocean are left behind when ocean water evaporates.

What is cleans?

500

This falls when the temperature in a cloud is below freezing.

What is snow?

500

Mt. Washington in New Hampshire is nicknamed this because scientists there record weather conditions and conduct important research.

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