Wind and water cycle
what is the water cycle?
The water cycle shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
what is a anemometer used for?
An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed.
What is liquid water?
Liquid water is wet and fluid.
what is the jet stream?
The jet stream is a fast, narrow current of air flowing from west to east that encircles the globe.
I am 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
What is lightening?
What is wind?
Wind is the movement of air from one location to another.
What is a barometer used for?
A barometer is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure in a certain environment.
What causes a Thunderstorm?
The ingredients: Moisture, Rising unstable Air (Air that keeps rising when giving a nudge)
what is the Jet stream made of?
a type of air current that forms high in the atmosphere.
My fastest recorded wind speed was 328mph in Oklahoma.
What is a tornado?
What is water vapor?
Water vapor is also the most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
What is a thermometer used for?
Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature.
what does a meteorologist do?
Its job is to study the weather and predict when it'll rain.
what is the gulf stream?
The last decade was the warmest on record globally.
What is global warming?
What is solid water?
Solid water—ice is frozen water.
what is the hygrometer used for?
to measure the humidity, or amount of water vapor in the air.
What does a thermometer measure?
Air temperature
what is the Gulf stream made of?
a large system of circular currents and powerful winds, called an oceanic gyre.
Rare tubular clouds that appear in the morning hours.
What are morning glory clouds?
how can you harness wind energy?
Wind turbines
These are carried into the stratosphere to collect upper air data.
What are weather balloons?
What brings warm weather to North Carolina?
The Gulf Stream
The warm waters of the Gulf Stream create these, with coral reefs and seaweed.
What are ecosystems?
Bright spots in the sky caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
What are sun dogs?