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Water Cycle
Weather Instruments
Clouds
Cold Air & Warm Air
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100
What happens when clouds get heavy enough with water?
precipitation
100
Which instrument measures temperature?
thermometer
100
What are the puffy, cotton ball-like clouds called?
cumulus
100
What do we call the boundary where two air masses of different temperature meet?
front
100
Draw a cumulus cloud.
teacher will verify
200
What causes water to evaporate?
the water getting warmer from a heat source
200
Which instrument measures the amount of rain fall?
rain gauge
200
Which clouds are kind of curly and wispy?
cirrus
200
An air mass is a body of air that has the same _______ and _______ throughout.
temperature and humidity (or moisture level)
200
Draw a stratus cloud.
teacher will verify
300
What is evaporation?
water turning into a gas
300
Which instrument measures the direction of the wind?
weather vane
300
When the clouds are grey and layered across the sky what do we call them?
stratus
300
What is humidity?
Amount of moisture in the air.
300
Draw a cirrus cloud.
teacher will verify
400
What is it called when water vapor turns into a liquid?
condensation
400
Which instrument measures the wind speed?
anemometer
400
What are clouds made of?
water droplets attached to dust particles
400
Short, strong storms followed by cooler, drier weather is the result of which type of front?
cold front
400
What type of weather does a cumulous cloud indicate?
good weather
500
What is the final stage of the water cycle called (after precipitation)?
collection/run-off
500
Which instrument measures air pressure?
barometer
500
How do clouds form?
as water vapor rises and cools it condenses around dust particles
500
Steady, light precipitation followed by warmer, more humid weather is the result of which type of front?
warm front
500
What type of weather does a stratus cloud indicate?
light rain or snow on the way