Water Cycle
What clouds are made of
What is water vapor?
This type of climate has moderate temperatures year round and experiences the 4 seasons.
What is the Temperate zone?
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is triangles?
This has heavy winds swirling and can damage homes and cars
What is a tornado?
The name of a scientist who studies weather
What is a meteorologist?
Clouds form when warm air rises, expands and cools.
What is condensation?
This type of climate is close to the equator and has hot temperatures year round.
What is the Tropical zone?
The weather forecast shows that there will be clear sunny skies
What is high pressure?
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
The average weather in a particular location over a long period of time.
What is climate?
The thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
This climate is always cold and gets indirect sunlight year round
What is the Polar zone?
A symbol of a curved red line with half circles on it.
What is a warm front?
A storm that has rain and thunder.
What is a thunderstorm?
Air moving from high pressure to low pressure
What is wind?
These are the four types of precipitation
What is snow, rain, hail, and sleet?
This air mass is found in Colorado where not much rain occurs and is very dry or arid.
What is Continental?
Low pressure days bring this kind of weather
What is stormy and cloudy weather?
You would not be able to go outside because of the cold blowing snow and low visibility
What is a blizzard?
The day to day changes in temperature, precipitation, and atmosphere.
What is weather?
These are the three main stages of the water cycle
What is evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
This air mass is found in Hawaii where there is high humidity
What is Maritime
These are the four types of precipitation
What is a hurricane?
High winds that swirl and cause severe damage.
What is a tornado?
This factor is responsible for changes in temperature based on distance from the equator and the amount of sunlight a location receives.
What is latitude?