Types of clouds
Types of Precipitation
Water Cycle
Weather Measurement Tools
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What type of cloud is flat and smooth? 

stratus 

100

What is rain? 

Water droplets that fall to Earth 

100

What is evaporation? 

The transfer of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere

100

A device used for measuring wind speed and direction

anemometer

200

What type of cloud is puffy? 

cumulus 

200

What is hail? 

Water droplets that freeze in the clouds 

200

What is transpiration?

The evaporation of water through minute pores, or stomata, in the leaves of plants.

200

A device that measures temperature or a temperature gradient

thermometer

300

What type of cloud is high up and wispy? 

cirrus

300

What is snow? 

Snow falls in the form of ice crystals

300
What is condensation? 

The transition process from the vapour state to the liquid state

300

An instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in air, in soil, or in confined spaces

Hygrometer

400

What type of cloud produces precipitation? 

nimbus 

400

What is Virga? 

Type of precipitation that begins to fall from a cloud, but evaporates before it reaches the surface of the Earth.

400

What is precipitation? 

Water vapour in the atmosphere is released

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An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.

Barometer

500

A device for collecting and measuring the amount of rain which falls.

Rain Guage