Vocabulary
The air around the Earth is called
The atmosphere
What is the scale used to measure a tornado?
The Fajita Scale
What is infiltration?
When water goes into the ground
What does a thermometer measure?
The temperature
What is a hurricane?
A huge storm that has great wind speeds and can cause a lot of damage
What is transpiration?
When the sun warms the plants and evaporates the water from the leaves
What is a tornado?
A violent rotating column of air
What is absorption?
When plants take the water into their roots from the ground
What is a rain gauge?
A tool that measures how much rain there is
What are 3 examples of hazardous weather?
Hurricanes, Tornados and Thunderstorms...etc.
What is water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is the definition of precipitation?
What mainly powers the water cycle?
The Sun
What are collection, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What are the four steps of the water cycle in order?
What does a barometer measure?
The air pressure
What is a thunderstorm?
Heavy rain, lightning and thunder
What is water vapor that cools and changes back into a liquid?
Condensation
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is measuring the conditions in a place at a specific time. Climate is over a long period of time.
When the water runs down the mountains into lakes, rivers, oceans and streams
Runoff/Collection
What is an anomometer?
A seasonal heavy rain that replenishes the land after a drought
Monsoon
When a substance changes from a liquid to a gas (vapor).
What is the evaporation?
How do clouds form?
The sun heats up the water it evaporates into the air, it then condenses into clouds mixed with dust
What is found on the mirror after a hot shower, or found on a plant early in the morning, or found on a cold water glass?
Condensation
A tool that measures the humidity
Hydrometer
What is the calmest part of a hurricane?
The Eye