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24 Cards in this Set
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List the 4 parts of the water cycle in the correct order.
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Evaporation, condensation precipitation, runoff
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Which cloud? Uniform, layered, and covering up the sky and Sun
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Stratus
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Which cloud? White, puffy, looks like a cotton ball
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Cumulus
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Which cloud? high in the sky, thin, wispy
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cirrus
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What does Nimbus mean when it is part of a clouds name?
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precipitation
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Which season usually has the warmest temperature?
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Summer
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Which season usually has the coldest temperatures?
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Winter
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Severe weather? Include lightning and precipitation
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Thunderstorm
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Severe weather? Very strong winds that blow in a circle and form over water
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Hurricane
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Severe weather? Drops from a storm cloud and looks like a funnel
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Tornado
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Weather instrument? Collects wine when placed on the ground, in the open
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Rain gauge
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Weather instrument? Measures wind directly
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Wind vane
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Measures high and low temperatures
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Thermometer
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Measures wind speed
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Anemometer
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Warm front bring warmer / colder weather?
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Warmer
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Cold front bring warmer / colder weather?
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Colder
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The process of water changing forms as it moves back and forth between the Earth surface and the air
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Water cycle
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The form of water of a gas
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Water vapor
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Any form of water that falls from a cloud
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Precipitation
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Air surrounding the earth or other planets
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The atmosphere
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Large areas of air that share the same properties
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Air mass
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The line where two air masses meet
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Front
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How fast the wind is moving
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Wind speed
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Where the wind is coming from
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Wind direction
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