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Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Fronts
Influences on Weather
100
Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
100
What is a large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity throughout is called this.
What is an air mass?
100
Define Weather
The state of the atmosphere at a specific time.
200
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
200
A change in weather is caused by this.
What is two air masses interacting?
200
The temperature of this type of air can hold more water.
What is warm air.
300
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
300
Front that brings cooler weather, heavy rains, thunderstorms, or snow.
What is a cold front?
300
Wind tends to move from areas of ________ air pressure to areas of _______ air pressure, causing winds.
What is high to low?
400
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
Front that forms when a warm and cold air mass meet, and neither mass has enough energy to push against each other. Brings long days of rain.
What is a stationary front?
400
The speed of wind is determined by what two factors?
What is air pressure and temperature?
500
Water that is found underground
What is groundwater?
500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
500
A warm air mass caught between two cold air masses.
What is an occulded front?
500
The four factors of weather include...
What is temperature, humidity, air pressure, and winds?