Clouds
True or False: Cumulous clouds can bring thunderstorms and rain when they look grey and dark.
True
What effect does the sun have on surface water?
It causes it to: boil, sink, or evaporate
evaporate
What tool measures temperature?
thermometer
what are clouds made of : water droplets, dust, smoke particles, or all of the above
all of the above
What's it called when rainwater goes into the the flow of rivers and streams?
transformation, runoff, or irrigation
runoff
what tool measures wind speed?
anemometer
True or False: cumulous clouds look like puffy cottons balls on sunny days
true
Which of the following describes condensation:
1) water becoming ice in a freezer
2) steam from a tea pot turning into liquid water
2
what tool measures rain fall levels?
rain gauge
Which of these clouds are wispy clouds that form high in the sky: stratus or cirrus
cirrus
_________ is any liquid or solid liquid that falls from the atmosphere down to the earth.
precipitation
what tool measures air pressure?
barometer
________ clouds are thick flat clouds that form low in the sky
stratus
________ is when gas changes into liquid form in the water cycle: condensation, evaporation, or wind.
Condensation
what tool measures the direction of the wind?
wind vane