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Clouds
Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Weather
Atmosphere
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky like a blanket; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100
An Instrument that shows wind direction.
What is a weather vane?
100
Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are examples of...
What is precipitation?
100
Scientists who study weather.
Who is a metereologist?
100
The atmosphere is made of...
What is air?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulous clouds?
200
An instrument that measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
200
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
Describes how hot or cold the air feels.
What is temperature?
200
This is present in the air.
What is water?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300
An instrument that measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
300
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets that forms clouds.
What is condensation?
300
A funnel shaped cloud that spins and travels on land that can cause a lot of destruction.
What is a tornado?
300
Moving air is called this.
What is wind?
400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
An instrument that tells the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer?
400
A puddle drying out is an example of what?
What is evaporation?
400
An intense storm that forms over the ocean with lots of rain and wind.
What is a hurricane?
400
Heating and cooling of air results in...
What is wind?
500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500
An instrument that collects rainfall.
What is a rain gauge?
500
A foggy mirror in the bathroom after a hot shower is an example of what?
What is condensation?
500
A storm that has thunder, lightning, and rain.
What is a thunderstorm?
500
Nature’s way of recycling water that repeats over and over again.
What is the water cycle?