Clouds Weather Tools Water Cycle Climate Zones 10

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Which clouds are the fluffy, cauliflower-looking clouds that forecast "fair weather"?

Cumulus

Which clouds look like thin, white sheets covering the whole sky that seldom produce much rain or snow?

Stratus clouds

Which clouds build up on hot days when warm, wet air rises very high into the sky producing thunderstorms and sometimes hail?

Cumulonimbus Clouds

Which clouds are always more than three miles up where the temperature is below freezing?

Cirrus clouds

Cloud forms when humid air that contains water vapor is ______.

cooled

What are the building blocks of weather?

clouds, precipitation, and wind

Which type of precipitation builds up ice layers as it travels through updrafts in a storm before it falls?

Hail

What is the name of the instrument used to measure temperature?

thermometer

What is wind?

Moving air

What is a storm with very strong winds and lots of rain that forms over an ocean?

hurricane

What is the name of the instrument used to help measure the wind speed?

Anemometer

Name two types of precipitation.

Rain Snow Hail Sleet

What is the name of a tool that measures air pressure?

barometer

oceans ground

What is a tool called that measures the amount of rainfall called?

Rain gauge

What climate has moderate precipitation and has a range of temperatures?

Temperate

What climate is warm, and has wet air and a lot of precipitation?

Tropical

Name two factors that affect climate?

Elevation Latitude Closeness to a body of water

What is the name of a scientist who uses tools to study the weather?

meteorologist

What are three main climates?

Polar, Temperate, and Tropical

What climate has moderate precipitation and has a range of temperatures?

Temperate

Which climate always has cold temperatures? They can be either snowy or very dry.

Polar

What climate is warm, has wet air and a lot of precipitation?

Tropical

What factor causes mountains to have cooler temperatures than places closer to sea level?

elevation

What is the name of a tool that measures air pressure?

barometer

What is the process of changing from a liquid to a gas?

evaporation

What is water in the form of a gas?

Water vapor

What is the source of energy for the water cycle?

Sun

Name two different places where water collects on Earth after falling from the sky?

in oceans, smaller bodies of water, and underground.

What is the process of changing from a gas to a liquid?

condensation