Water Cycle
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
Most common type of storm
What is a thunderstorm?
Measures the temperature
What is a thermometer?
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
Climate type with consistently cold temperatures; found around the north and south poles.
What is polar climate?
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
What is a tornado?
Measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
Climate type where the summers can be hot but the winters are not very cold. Examples found along the Mediterranean Sea, the West and South coast of North America, and parts of Australia.
What is temperate climate?
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
Measures amounts of precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
Clouds that lay flat across the sky, bringing rain that can last all day
What are stratonimbus/nimbostratus clouds?
Climate type found near the equator; very sunny and normally very hot. Examples include rainforests and the savanna.
What is tropical climate?
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What is a flood?
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
Water that is found underground
What is groundwater?
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
Storm that occurs in places with no rain but high winds
What is a dust storm?
Measures the direction wind is blowing
What is a wind vane?