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Water Cycle
Weather Tools
Weather Maps
Precipitation
Severe Weather
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What are the four processes in the water cycle?
What is precipitation, condensation, accumulation, and evaporation.
100
Which tool measures temperature?
A thermometer
100
What happens when a cold front meets a warm front?
The cold air pushes the warm air up. As the warm air rises, it begins to cool. This leaves cool air in its place.
100
Precipitation made when rain falls through freezing air and turns into ice. (Slushie)
What is sleet?
100
What is a fast spinning spiral of wind that touches the ground?
A tornado
200
Moisture that falls to the earth. It can come in many forms.
What is precipitation?
200
What tool measures rain fall?
A rain guage
200
Explain a stationary front.
It stays in one place for a long time. It usually brings large amounts of rain/snow.
200
Precipitation caused when water vapor turns directly into ice and forms ice crystals. (No 2 ever look alike.)
What is snow?
200
What is a large storm that starts in the ocean and requires warm water to exist.
A hurricane
300
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
What is evaporation?
300
What tool alerts the community when severe weather is approaching?
A siren
300
Name the three types of clouds.
1. Stratus 2. Cumulus 3. Cirrus
300
Round pieces of ice formed when freezing rain is coated with water and refreezes. (Again and again)
What is hail?
300
To be considered a hurricane, a storm must have winds of at least how many miles per hour?
What is 74 mph
400
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid. (collection in cloud)
What is condensation?
400
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
A barometer
400
This type of front is shown on a map using blue triangles along the line.
A cold front.
400
What determines the size of hail?
How many times it is refrozen or carried up and down in a storm cloud.
400
Which country has the most tornados each year?
U.S.A
500
What force powers the water cycle?
The sun
500
What instrument measures wind speed?
A anemometer
500
This type of front is shown on a map using red curvy lines.
A warm front.
500
What is the freezing point of water? Give me farenheit and celsius.
32 degrees fahrenheit/ 0 degrees celsius
500
List at least 5 items that you would need to have in an emergency bag?
Acceptable items: -flashlight -batteries -water -non-perishable foods -clothes -blankets -whistle -tools -first aid kit