Weather

Water Cycle

100

Water turns into water vapor and goes into the atmosphere

Evaporation

200

In the sky, water condenses (turns back to water from vapor) and drops grab together to form a ____? 

Cloud

300

Clouds get heavy, and the droplets fall back to the ground

Precipitation

400

Water goes back into rivers or lakes where it can be used by people.

Collection

500

During evaporation, water turns from a ______________ to a _____________ 

word bank: liquid, gas, popcorn, drop, vapor

liquid to gas 

or drop to vapor

Storms

100

What is an air mass?

A large group of air that is one temperature. 

200

When air particles heat up and then scatter causing a loud boom, creating __________. 

Thunder

300

When the wind blows, it causes the droplets to rub together, causing an electrical charge. This creates___________. 

lightning

400

A swirling cloud that acts like a giant vacuum cleaner

Tornado

500

When these two things meet, it causes extreme weather. (hint: used on weather maps on the news with red semi circles and blue triangles) 

cold front and warm front

Clouds

100

This is a fluffy cloud with good weather

Culumus

200

These clouds are thin and wispy

cirrus

300

These clouds are huge and dark and are generally storm clouds. 

Cumulonimbus

400

These clouds cover the earth like a soft gray blanket and cause drizzly weather. 

Stratus

500

What clouds typically come when there will be a change in the weather in 24 hours? 

cirrus

Weather/ Storms

100

These storms have an eye. 

Hurricane

200

Used to measure temperature

Thermometer

300

What is fog? 

Clouds close to earth

400

Why do clouds float? 

Rising air pushes up on the water droplets and keeps them in the sky. 

500

What causes the sound of thunder? 

Air particles move away from hot lightning