Vocabulary
Clouds
Cloudy Days
Wacky Weather
100
Water that is in the form of a gas.
What is water vapor?
100
Air rises and cools. Water vapor condenses to form this.
What is clouds?
100
Name 3 types of clouds.
What is cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus or cirrus clouds?
100
Name 3 types of water on Earth.
What is oceans, lakes, river, ponds, and streams?
200
To change from a gas to a liquid.
What is condense?
200
Patchy clouds that form high in the sky with very cold air. They look wispy, like feathers.
What is cirrus clouds?
200
Low, gray clouds that can bring rain or snow.
What is stratus clouds?
200
Name the difference between ocean water and lake or river water.
What is salt water and fresh water?
300
A form of water that falls to the ground from the clouds.
What is precipitation?
300
Low, gray clouds that form in layers. They cover the sky like smooth, even sheets.
What is stratus clouds?
300
Huge clouds that bring showers, thunderstorms, or even a tornado.
What is cumulonimbus clouds?
300
Drippy the Raindrop meets Captain Salty and the shake hands.
What is condensation?
400
A huge storm that forms over warm ocean water, with strong winds and heavy rains. Bonus...Name a real one.
What is a hurricane?
400
Bright, white heaps of clouds that float low in the sky. They have flat bottoms and rounded tops. You usually see them in large groups.
What is cumulus clouds?
400
Patchy, high clouds you may see on a sunny, dry days. Tehy can be a sign of warmer air moving towards you.
What is cirrus clouds?
400
A tool that measure rainfall. (Lesson 2)
What is a rain gauge?
500
A funnel cloud that has very strong winds and moves along a narrow path.
What is a tornado?
500
Huge, tall clouds that can pile up fast. They may have fluffy, white tops, but their bottoms will be dark gray and low.
What is cumulonimbus clouds?
500
Big, fluffy clouds you see when the weather is fair and sunny with no rain.
What is cumulus clouds?
500
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What is a meteorologist?