Water Cycle
How'd that cloud form?
Types of Clouds
Its not a candy cane...!
Tool'n around
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Natures endless way of recycling water
What is the water cycle?
100
This type of air rises.
What is warm air?
100
These type of clouds are considered "sheetlike" and are found lower in the atmosphere.
What are stratus clouds?
100
Needs a large body of warm water to form.
What is a hurricane?
100
Scientist who study weather are considered this.
What are meterologist?
200
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
As air cools down it condenses and turns into these.
What are water droplets?
200
White, puffy/fluffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Alternating order between male and female "so we know who they are".
What is naming hurricanes?
200
Measures temperature in the air.
What is a thermometer?
300
This term refers to rain, hail, sleet, or snow falling from the sky.
What is precipitation?
300
These tiny particles are picked up by water droplets and come together to form a cloud.
What are dust particles?
300
Dark, grey and heavy rain bearing clouds. hint: means rain
What are nimbus clouds?
300
Occured in 2005 in Louisana at category 5.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
300
To measure wind speed and direction you'll need this tool.
What is an Anemometer?
400
The process of water vapor condensing and turning into water droplets.
What is condensation?
400
Water droplets become heavy and falls from the sky as this.
What is rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
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These clouds are seen during a thunder storm or hailstorm, they look mountainous.
What are Cumulonimbus clouds?
400
Weather is calm when this "body part" is overhead.
What is the eye of the hurricane?
400
Measures the air pressure which can be High or Low.
What is a barometer?
500
Plants and leaves give off water too. hint: sweat:transpire
What is transpiration?
500
Cloud formation connects to what cycle in nature.
What is the earth cycle of water?
500
Means hair, these clouds are "whispy like" and are formed higher in the atmosphere where it is colder.
What are Cirrus clouds?
500
1.Strong weather with vicious winds 2.Eye of the storm makes all seem calm 3.Strong weather returns!
What are the 3 stages of a hurricane?
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Measures the amount of moisture in the air.
What is a hygrometer?