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Water Cycle Flashcards

1
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Clouds that are lower in the sky and look like puffy cotton balls.

A

cumulus

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Clouds that are the highest in the sky and look like wisps of hair.

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cirrus

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A ground level cloud causing decreased visibility.

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fog

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This type of severe weather is a time of extremely dry weather that may last for months.

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drought

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The change of a liquid into a gas.

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evaporation

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This type of severe weather is a spinning column of air that touches the ground. Very dangerous.

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tornado

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This is what happens once the water vapor (gas) turns back into a liquid and collects in the clouds.

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condensation

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This type of severe weather can bring heavy rain and high winds. Hail and lightning may happen as well.

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hurricane

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9
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A weather instrument that measures amounts of precipitation

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rain gauge

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10
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Rain, snow, sleet or hail are examples of this.

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precipitation

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11
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A weather instrument that measures wind direction.

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weather vane

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12
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This is what is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time.

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weather

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13
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A weather instrument that measures wind speed.

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anemometer

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A weather instrument that measures air pressure.

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barometer

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15
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The measure of how hot or cold something is.

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temperature

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16
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The air around Earth.

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atmosphere

17
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Clouds that are the lowest clouds and look like layers of clouds. Usually bring precipitation.

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stratus

18
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A weather instrument that measures the air temperature.

A

thermometer

19
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The movement of water between Earth’s air and land.

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water cycle

20
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This area includes parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

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tornado alley

21
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A map or chart showing the weather in a certain area at a certain time.

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weather map

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