Water Cycle
the cause of evaporation
What is the sun's heat?
a scientist who studies weather
What is a meteorologist?
the state of the atmosphere in a place at a particular time
What is weather?
the swirling motion of a gas or liquid
What is a vortex?
the name of water in a gas form
What is water vapor?
a weather tool that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
a body of air with similar characteristics
What is an air mass?
a funnel shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds
What is a tornado?
causes water vapor to become a liquid again
What is condensation? (What are cooler temperatures in the upper atmosphere?)
a weather tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
the amount of pressure or force air puts on Earth's surface
What is air pressure?
a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters
What is a hurricane?
tiny liquid water drops grouped together in the sky
What are clouds?
a weather tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
the temperature of an air mass that causes HIGH PRESSURE
What is a cold air mass?
the scale used to classify the strength of a tornado
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale?
the evaporation of water from a plants body
What is transpiration?
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
the weather boundary where a warm air mass pushes a cold air mass out of the way
What is a warm front?
the EF classification of a tornado that throws cars more than 100 meters and completely levels (flattens and destroys) strong homes
What is an EF5 tornado?