Water Cycle
What process of the water cycle forms clouds?
What is condensation.
Water vapor that condenses around dust or air particles in the atmosphere is called what?
Clouds
What tool measures air pressure?
What is a barometer.
What unit of measurement do Americans use when reading a thermometer?
Farenheit
What powers the water cycle?
What is the sun?
This type of cloud is round and puffy. The word means heap or pile.
What is cumulus
What is the force that pushes on air molecules?
What is air pressure?
What kind of storm creates strong winds and makes a funnel?
Tornado
rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of?
What is precipitation.
This type of cloud is very high in the atmosphere, and is thin and wispy. The word means curl.
What is Cirrus
Differences in air pressure would cause what?
What is wind.
What kind of weather has snow, ice, and strong winds?
Winter storm
When the sun warms the water on land and it rises, what is this called?
Evaporation
This type of cloud is low and covers the sky. The word means layer.
Stratus.
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
What is weather?
What do you call a scientist that studies day to day weather?
A meteorologist
Does the water cycle ever end?
No. It always continues.
This type of cloud covers the sky and produces rain or snow.
Nimbostratus
What do we use to measure temperature?
Thermometer
This cloud is large, dark and high in the sky. It is associated with bad weather such as thunderstorms.
What is cumulonimbus.