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Measuring
Severe Weather
Climate v Weather
Water Cycle
Weather Maps
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This measures how hot or cold it is.
What is a thermometer?
100
This is the center of a hurricane.
What is the eye?
100
The climate zones nearest the equator.
What are tropical zones?
100
This is when water falls from the sky as rain, hail, sleet or snow.
What is precipitation?
100
A cold front brings this type of air.
What is cold air?
200
This measures the direction of the wind.
What is a wind vane?
200
These are characterized by thunder, lightning, and heavy rain.
What are thunderstorms?
200
The conditions of a place at a specific time.
What is weather?
200
Water is heated by the sun an becomes water vapor.
What is evaporation?
200
Warm air is brought by this front.
What is a warm front?
300
This measures the amount of rain that has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
300
These very destructive phenomena are characterized by swirling winds.
What are tornadoes?
300
The conditions of a place on average.
What is climate?
300
Water vapor becomes liquid water and forms clouds.
What is condensation?
300
This is where 2 air masses meet.
What is a front?
400
This measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
Hurricanes begin over this place.
What is the ocean?
400
The climate zones at the very northern and southern ends of the Earth.
What are polar zones?
400
Water vapor exits through the leaves of plants and trees.
What is transpiration?
400
This pressure system brings clear skies and dry conditions.
What is high pressure?
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This measures the wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
500
Tornadoes are measured using this scale.
What is the Fujita scale?
500
The length of time when talking about weather.
What is short term?
500
Water moves off of the surface of the Earth and into oceans.
What is runoff?
500
Californians are hoping to have this type of pressure system to bring rain.
What is low pressure?