Vocabulary
Moving Air
What is wind?
Rain gauge
What is used to measure precipitation?
Water that forms on the side of a glass is an example of this.
What is condensation?
A cloud that is on the ground is called this.
What is fog?
Tornado
What is a head for the basement or a small room with no windows?
Moisture that falls from the sky
What is precipitation?
Thermometer
What is used to measure air temperature?
The sun's energy changes liquid water into this.
What is water vapor?
Dark grey clouds that bring storms.
What are nimbus clouds?
Thunderstorm
What is stay inside away from trees, water, and metal?
The layers of gases surrounding the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
Weather Vane
What is used to show wind direction?
Water vapor changes back into liquid form and makes clouds during this process.
What is condensation?
Thin wispy clouds that sometimes look like a horse's tail
What are cirrus clouds?
Hurricane
What is leave the area?
What the air is like at a certain time and place
What is weather?
anemometer
What is used to measure wind speed?
Water comes from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
Puffy clouds with flat bottoms.
What are cumulus clouds?
Winter storm
What is stay inside and off roads if possible?
The weight of air pressing down on earth
What is air pressure?
Barometer
What is used to measure air pressure?
The sun heats water on earth and changes it into water vapor that rises up into the atmosphere.
What is evaporation?
A low, flat blanket of clouds that sometimes touches the ground.
What are stratus clouds?
Derecho
What is stay inside and away from windows?