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WATER CYCLE
CLOUDS
WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
WINDS
VOCABULARY
100
hail, rain, sleet, drizzle, and snow
What is PRECIPITATION?
100
wispy, feathery clouds that are high and mean a change in weather
What is CIRRUS?
100
measures air pressure in millibars (mb)
What is BAROMETER?
100
this breeze blows cool air to land
What is SEA BREEZE?
100
the average daily weather over time
What is CLIMATE?
200
when heat from the sun causes vapor to rise
What is EVAPORATION?
200
puffy clouds that usual mean fair weather
What is CUMULUS?
200
measures wind speed
What is ANEMOMETER?
200
this breeze blows warm air to sea
What is LAND BREEZE?
200
this is the constant movement of water on our planet
What is the WATER CYCLE?
300
when vapor forms a cloud
What is CONDENSATION?
300
thick, low clouds that usually mean light rain, drizzle, or light snow
What is STRATUS?
300
measures water vapor
What is HYGROMETER?
300
these are the steady winds
What are PREVAILING WINDS?
300
this is the part of the earth that gets the most sunlight
What is the EQUATOR?
400
the two things that can happen to precipitation as if falls to the earth
What is BECOME GROUND WATER or RUN-OFF?
400
means rain
What is NIMBUS?
400
used to photograph and track large-scale air movements
What is a SATTELITE?
400
this is the direction the wind blows across our country
What is WEST TO EAST?
400
this is the area near the equator that doesn't have much wind
What are the DOLDRUMS?
500
this is the result of too much run-off
What are floods and mudslides?
500
these clouds usually form on summer afternoons
What is a CUMULONIMBUS?
500
you check temperature and precipitation to find this
What is WEATHER?
500
this is where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meets
What is a FRONT?
500
this is the amount of water in the air
What is HUMIDITY?