Iceberg

An iceberg is a

huge chunk of

ice that floats in Icicles are

the sea. Most of hanging ice that

an iceberg is are formed from

hidden under the dripping water.

water.

lightning

Lightning is a flash

of light in the sky

caused by an

electrical storm.

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cyclone

hail

hurricane

Evaporation is the process in is abbreviated F. Balls of ice that

Water freezes at fall from clouds

high winds and rain.

gaseous form, for example, 32°F and boils at are called hail or The very center of

when liquid water becomes

eye, is calm.

icicle

radar

Radar is a device

rainbow

A rainbow appears

that uses

rain

when sunlight passes

meteorologist

A meteorologist is

a scientist who

studies the weather.

precipitation

Precipitation is rain, snow,

hail, or sleet.

reflected radio

waves to located

objects at a

distance. Radar

is short for

Rain is water

that falls from

clouds. Rain is

measured using

a rain gauge.

through bits of water

in the air. The white

light is broken up

into many colors.

"radio detection

and ranging."

snowflake

sky

The sky is blue.

sleet

Sleet is freezing rain.

snow

Snow is flakes

of frozen water

that fall from

clouds when it is

very cold.

Snowflakes are

made of snow -

they are

crystals. No two A storm is very bad

snowflakes look

alike, but they

all have six

sides.

tornado

thermometer

A thermometer is used

for telling what the

temperature is.

thunderstorm

A thunderstorm is a an electrical

storm with lightning (flashes of

bright light), which creates thunder

(very loud sounds).

A tornado is rapidly

spinning air that is

very dangerous.

Tornados are

funnel-shaped. If a

tornado travels over

a body of water, it is

twister

Twister is another

name for a tornado,

a rapidly spinning

air that is very

dangerous.

vortex

Rapidly spinning gas or

liquid is called a vortex.

called a waterspout.

water

Water is a liquid that we

drink and use to wash.

Water covers over two

thirds of the surface of the

Earth, and much of our

body is made of water.

water cycle

The Water Cycle is the journey water

takes as it circulates from the Earth to

the sky and back again.

weather weather balloon

waterspout

A waterspout is a

tornado that travels

over a body of water. how hot or cold it is, information, like

or if it is raining or temperature, wind speed,

snowing. and air pressure.

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storm

weather, like a

hurricane or a

typhoon.

Weather is the state

A weather balloon is a giant

that the outdoors is in, balloon that is sent high in

like how windy it is,

the sky to measure weather

windsock

weather vane

A weather vane is a Rapidly spinning air is called The wind is air

device that points

the way the wind is

blowing.

A windsock is a

device that

shows which

way the wind is

blowing and the

wind's speed.

More Anatomy Activities

Parts of The Face

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whirlwind

wind

a whirlwind.

that blows

outside.

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