Tools again and again what goes up must come down Up up and away Blown away
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What is a thermometer
This is used to measure the temperature
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What is the atmosphere
The mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
100
What is precipitation
Water falling from clouds to the Earth's surface
100
What are stratus
Clouds that make a layer across the sky
100
What is a cold front with rain or snow
When a cold air mass crashes into a warm air mass, we get this kind of front with what?
200
What is a barometer
This is used to measure the air pressure
200
What is the water cycle
Water moves between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere through a process called
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What is groundwater
Water that is stored underground.
200
What is cumulonimbus
Clouds that are likely to bring rain
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What are air molecules (the molecules of the different gasses that make up our atmosphere)
This makes up the mass of the atmosphere
300
What is an anomometer
This is used to measure the wind speed
300
What is evaporation
Going from a liquid to gas phase
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What is a glacier
A large slow moving mass of ice.
300
What is the Troposphere
Where in our atmosphere does our weather occur.
300
What is a cloud
These are made of tiny water droplets and ice crystals
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What is hygrometer
This is used to measure the air vapor
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What is condensation
Changing from a gas to liquid phase
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What is runoff
Water that can not soak into the ground and runs along Earth's surface.
400
What is the Thermosphere
What part of the atmosphere is where we see the aurora borealis?
400
What is wind
The result of a convection cell where hot air rises and is replaced with cool area that moves in.
500
What is a weather vane or wind sock
This is used to determine what direction the wind is blowing.
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What is transpiration
Water evaporating from the leaves of plants.
500
What is an aquifer
A body of rock that stores groundwater.
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What is a recharge zone
Areas where water returns to an aquifer.
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What are Tradewinds
Due to the Earth spinning and the Corriolis effect, there are three major classes of wind that blows across different latitudes. This group of winds affect Florida.






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