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Storms
Water Cycle
Precipitation
Telling the Weather
100
When you have a flood it is a lot of ____ in a short amount of time.
Rain
100
What is the movement of water form the air to the Earth and back again called?
The water cycle
100
What does precipitation mean?
When water falls from the sky in any form!
100
_____ is what it is like outside.
Weather
200
This storm happens a lot in Virginia and has rain and lightning.
Thunderstorm
200
What part of the water cycle changes water from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
200
Which form of precipitation HAS to happen in the winter?
Snow
200
What is a thermometer and what does it measure?
A thermometer is a tool used to measure the temperature outside
300
This storm happens only in the winter, because it has lots of snow.
Blizzard
300
What happens during precipitation?
Water falls back to the earth
300
Which form of precipitation is a mixture of rain and snow?
Sleet
300
What is a rain gauge and what does it measure?
A tool that is a container used to catch precipitation and it measures the amount of precipitation or rain
400
What is it called when you don't have enough rain?
A drought
400
Which part of the water cycle has water vapor that gets cold and comes close together?
Condensation
400
What is the most common form of precipitation?
Rain
400
Which tool measures the DIRECTION of the wind?
A weather vane
500
Which storm to form on land?
A tornado
500
True or false, the water that is on the Earth is the same water that has always been here. It's always recycled by the water cycle.
True
500
What is hail?
Frozen rain, ice balls
500
Why is it important to tell the weather?
It helps us prepare for events and what to wear, it also helps us predict the future weather by looking at patterns