Transcript Blank Jeopardy

Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Stormy
Weather
Predicting
Weather
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Nature’s way of
recycling water
What is the
water cycle?
The process of
water changing
into an invisible
gas called water
vapor
What is
evaporation?
After it rains, the
process of water
making its way to
lower lying areas.
What is run off?
The process of
water vapor
turning into
water droplets
What is
condensation?
Rain, Hail,
Sleet, and Snow
What is
precipitation?
Gray clouds that
cover the lower
part of the sky;
rain or snow
falls from them
What are stratus
clouds?
White, puffy clouds
that look like piles
of cotton; they are
known as fairweather clouds
What are
cumulus clouds?
Thin, feathery clouds
that appear high in the
sky; they are a sign
that rain or snow is on
the way
What are cirrus
clouds?
Cloud that forms
near the ground.
What is fog?
Tall, dark clouds
that mean
thunderstorms with
heavy rain and
strong winds
What are
cumulonimbus
clouds?
The state of the
air at a certain
time and place
What is
weather?
Scientists who
study weather
Who are
meteorologists?
Instrument
that shows
wind direction
What is a wind
vane?
Instrument that
measures wind
speed.
What is an
anemometer?
The weather of a
place over a
long time
What is climate?
A severe storm
with lightning,
strong winds,
and heavy rain.
What is a
thunderstorm?
A small, funnel-shaped
cloud that comes down
from a storm cloud with
winds spinning at very
high speeds.
What is a
tornado?
Large, powerful
storm that occurs
over large bodies
of water
What is a
hurricane?
During this storm,
stay indoors, avoid
water, and do not
stand under a tree.
What is a
thunderstorm.
Before this storm,
take precautions by
boarding up
windows and
moving inland.
What is a
hurricane?
When LOW it can
cause storms, and
when HIGH it can
bring nice weather.
What is air
pressure?
Formed when large
areas of air in the
atmosphere are heated
at the equator and
cooled at the poles.
What is an air
mass?
Formed when two air
masses of different
temperatures and
humidity bump into
each other.
What are fronts?
Air temperature
usually increases,
and may cause
humidity, clouds,
and precipitation.
What is a warm
front?
Air temperature
usually decreases,
and may cause
strong storms.
What is a
cold front?