Properties of Air
An inflated balloon on one side of a hanger will be heavier than a deflated balloon
What is air has mass?
Water released from the clouds in a form of snow, rain, hail
What is precipitation?
A storm associated with lightening and thunder, which usually has high rain and wind.
What is a Thunderstorm?
Measures temperature
What is a Thermometer?
Dark grey clouds, associated with precipiation
What is Nimbus clouds?
When a balloon is blown up it expands
What is air takes up space?
A path that water follows as it moves around the earth in different states
What is the water cycle?
Overflow of water onto dry land
What is a Flood?
Measures the amount of rain that falls
What is Rain Gauge?
Low lying clouds that looks like a blanket
What is Stratus clouds?
If a balloon is blown up too much it will pop
What is air exerts pressure?
What is evaporation?
A Storm with heavy snowfall and blowing snow, causing little visibility.
What is a Blizzard?
Identifies the direction that wind is blowing
What is a Wind Vane?
Wispy clouds that are high in the sky
What are Cirrus clouds?
A balloon expands when in hot water, and contracts in cold water
A mix of conditions that occur in our atmosphere at a certain time
What is weather?
A violently rotating column of air that touches ground and extends from a thunderstorm
What is a Tornado?
Measures wind speed and pressure
What is a Anemometer?
Puffy clouds that looks like a cotton ball, with a flat base
What is Cumulus clouds?
If you let go of a balloon it will fly in another direction as the air rushes out
What is air can be compressed?
The variation of weather over a long period of time
A tropical storm with extremely high winds and rain fall
What is a Hurricane?
Used to measure air pressure in a certain environment
What is a Barometer?
Invisible water vapour condenses into liquid producing visible water droplets
What is cloud formation?