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Understanding the Water Cycle and Weather: Clouds, Tornadoes, and Safety

Explore the fascinating processes of the water cycle, including evaporation, humidity, and condensation. Learn about different types of clouds such as stratus, cumulus, and cirrus, and how they relate to weather patterns. Discover the role of meteorologists in studying weather and the instruments they use, such as wind vanes and anemometers. Understand the various storm types, including thunderstorms and tornadoes, along with essential safety tips for seeking shelter during severe weather events. A comprehensive guide for anyone curious about weather phenomena!

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Understanding the Water Cycle and Weather: Clouds, Tornadoes, and Safety

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  1. Water Cycle Clouds Weather Vocabulary Stormy Weather Tornado Safety and Trivia 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt

  2. Nature’s way of recycling water

  3. What is the water cycle?

  4. The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor

  5. What is evaporation?

  6. Amount of water vapor in the air

  7. What is humidity?

  8. The process of water vapor turning into water droplets

  9. What is condensation?

  10. Water that is found underground

  11. What is groundwater?

  12. Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them

  13. What are stratus clouds?

  14. White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds

  15. What are cumulus clouds?

  16. Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way

  17. What are cirrus clouds?

  18. Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface

  19. What is fog?

  20. Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds

  21. What are cumulonimbus clouds?

  22. The state of the air at a certain time and place

  23. What is weather?

  24. Scientists who study weather

  25. Who are meteorologists?

  26. Instrument that shows wind direction

  27. What is a wind vane?

  28. Measures wind speed

  29. What is an anemometer?

  30. The weather of a place over a long time

  31. What is climate?

  32. Most common type of storm

  33. What is a thunderstorm?

  34. Spinning cloud with a funnel shape

  35. What is a tornado?

  36. Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water

  37. What is a hurricane?

  38. Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall

  39. What is a flood?

  40. Another name for a hurricane

  41. What is a typhoon?

  42. Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house

  43. What is the basement?

  44. Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a school or public building

  45. What is the lowest level of the building?

  46. April through June

  47. What are the months that the most tornadoes occur?

  48. What you should do if you’re in a car during a tornado

  49. What is pull over and get out of the vehicle?

  50. Scale used rate the damage and speed of tornadoes

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