Bella's 2nd science deck Flashcards
Thunder
A storm with strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
Drought
A long period of time with little or no rain
Hurricane
A storm with strong winds that move in a huge circle
Tornado
A storm that is like a hurricane but it is much smaller
blizzard
A violent winter storm that can last several hours or several days
Evaporation
when the suns heats the water the water turns into a gas called water vapor it is invisible
Thermometer
An instrument to measure temperature
Wind Vane
It shows the direction of the wind south north east and west
Rain gauge
It is a instrument to measure rain
Condensation
happens when cold air meets warm a gas changes liquid The water vapor rises it meets cold and condenses into drops thar come together to create clouds
Precipitation
Is water falling from the sky in liquid form and snow sleet or hail frozen water.
Weathering
Its breaking down small rocks or materials most likely soil and very very tiny rocks caused by wind and water
erosion
is picking up and carrying away of soil and rocks
flood
A flood is caused by lots of rain falling in a short amount of time
Adapt
Living things adapt change surrondings or how they interact and change enviroments As the seasons change plants and animals chanve their behaviors.
camouflage
blend into surrondings or enviroment for protections usually from predators
dormancy
Dormancy is a period of inactivity
Hibernation
Hibernation is when animals go into inactive periods in the cold temperatures of winter They go into a deep sleep to surivive the winter without food.
migration
Migration is when animals move one plce to another as a result of temperature changes
