Water Cycle
Fresh water found under the earth's surface.
Groundwater
How hot or cold something is
Temperature
True or False: The atmosphere is always clear.
False - can be partly cloudy or completely cloudy
What happens when a cold front moves in
The temperature cools off
The movement of air
Wind
The energy source of the water cycle
The sun
A tool that measures temperature
Thermometor
Cumulus
A storm with heavy rainfall, thunder, and lightening
Thunderstorm
The air that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
When heat from the sun changes water into vapor
Evaporation
A tool that measures air pressure
Barometer
The type of clouds that are low and flat across the sky
Stratus
A dark, funnel shaped cloud with destructive winds
Tornado
What is happening in the atmosphere around us in a certain place at a certain time
Weather
When rain, snow, etc. falls from the clouds
Precipitation
A tool that measures how much rain has fallen
Rain Gauge
The type of clouds that are wispy, high in the sky, and made of ice
Cirrus
A violent, warm-weather storm with heavy rains and winds greater than 75 miles per hour
Hurricane
Why the atmosphere is important to our weather
It holds the Earth's heat
When water vapor makes a cloud
Condensation
A tool that measures wind speed
Anemometor
The type of large, dark storm clouds
Cumulonimbus
A severe snow-storm with strong winds
Blizzard
Troposphere