Precipitation
Name the four types of precipitation.
rain, snow, sleet, hail
What weather instrument is used to measure wind direction?
Weather Vane (also could be wind sock)
What are the 4 seasons?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
In what part of the water cycle does water turn into water vapor?
Evaporation
What are the 3 types of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
Which type of precipitation is a liquid?
rain
What weather instrument measures rainfall?
a rain gauge
In which season would you wear mittens and a heavy jacket?
Winter
In which part of the water cycle does water fall from the sky?
Which type of matter has a definite shape and the particles are tightly together?
solid
Which type of precipitation are balls of ice falling from the sky?
Hail
What weather instrument measures the temperature of the air?
thermometer
In which season would you see flowers bloom and animals born?
Spring
In what part of the water cycle does water vapor gather into clouds?
Condensation
Give an example of a solid, liquid, and gas.
Answers vary
Which type of precipitation is the only type seen in summer?
rain
What does a wind sock measure?
Wind direction
In which season is it warm enough to swim?
Summer
The collection of water after it falls.
Accumulation
Which type of matter has no shape and the particles are spread wide apart.
Gas
Which type of precipitation is fluffy and white?
snow
What does an anemometer measure?
wind speed
In which season would leaves fall from the ground?
Fall
Where does the water accumulate?
Varied answers such as the ocean, bodies of water, the water table under the ground, etc.
Which type of takes the form of it's container?
Liquid