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Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Stormy Weather
Misc/Say Yes to the Dress!
100
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
100

Drak gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them

What are nimbostratus clouds?

100
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
100
Most common type of storm
What is a thunderstorm?
100

You would wear shorts and t-shirts in this type of weather.

Hot/Warm weather

200

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

What is precipitation?

200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
200
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
What is a tornado?
200

You would wear this type of clothing during the winter months.

Warm, insulated clothing.

300
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
300
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?
300
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
300
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
300

This time of day would be when the sun is the most concentrated.

At noon.
400

Amount of water vapour in the air

What is humidity?

400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400

Tornados, hurricanes, and snow storms are all types of this and are worse because of climate change

Weather Phenomena

400
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What is a flood?
400

This is how air flows around our classroom.

Exits the vent and raises to the ceiling. Travels across the room and cools. Drops to the floor. When heated, air raises back to the roof.
500
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500

The increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causing the Earth's temperature to increase.

What is Climate Change?

500
Another name for a hurricane
What is a typhoon?
500

You would want these two features when purchasing a new spring jacket.

Warm but light weight, water proof/resistant, wind resistant