Definitions
Any water that falls from the sky
What is precipitation?
These are white, fluffy and piled up clouds.
What is cumulus clouds?
We did this at the beginning of every science class(When Ms. remembered)
What is looking up weather and ?or writing down weather for the day?
An instrument that measures amount of rain that falls
What is a rain gauge?
A storm that produces thunder and lightning is called this.
What is a thunderstorm?
An instrument used to measure temperature in degrees celsius
What is a therometer?
This cloud is white, thin and wispy.
What is a cirrus cloud?
The answer for this equation 20x20
What is 400?
The weight of air pressing down on earth
What is air pressure/
This is the process by which the atmosphere traps the sun's energy and keeps Earth warm.
What is the greenhouse effect?
This instrument measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
These clouds are grey and flat
What are stratus clouds?
It is the answer to 50x50
What is 2500?
Typical weather over a long period of time.
What is climate?
The movement of water from the earth's surface to the atmosphere and back to earth's surface.
What is a water cycle?
A scientist who study the weather
Who/what is a meteorologist?
A twisting funnel shape cloud.
What is a tornado?
Using rounding to the nearest 10, solve the problem. You have $200, you pick up 3 large items, one was $58.62, another was $63.45 and the third item was $71.56.About how much money do you have left?
What is about $10?
In water cycle what is process of water vapour cooling off and becoming a liquid
What is condensation?
This has mass, volume, it takes up space, it expands and contracts, it exerts pressure on everything around it.
What is air?
This instrument measures humidity or amount of water in the air.
What is a hygrometer?
These clouds are capable of producing thunderstorms and other severe weather.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
These were 2 hurricanes that struck NL, one in 2010 and one in 2016.
What is Hurricane Igor and hurricane Matthew?
The process of water being warmed and turning into water vapour.
What is evaporation?
Changes in our world, including global warning, that are caused by human activities and an increase in greenhouse gases.
What is climate change?