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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 the 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