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Strong winds, heavy rain, storm surges
hurricane
tornado
earthquake
The gas people need to breathe and survive
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
The gas plants need to survive
oxygen
carbon dioxide
boron
The amount of layers in the Earth's atmosphere:
1
6
4
2
Describe, or explain, the water cycle.
The way water moves throughout the Earth's atmosphere.
What does it mean when water evaporates?
It turns to water vapor and changes from a liquid to a gas.
Describe what would happen to an ice cube if it was left on a sidewalk on a hot sunny day?
It would melt and maybe even evaporate.
When clouds become very heavy and filled with water vapor particles, we experience this type of weather:
rain
What are clouds?
They are up in the sky, they hold water particles, they tell us about the weather that is coming.
When we see fog, is it usually:
close to the ground
high in the sky and difficult to see
only at night
first thing in the morning
State at least 2 types of precipitation we experience, living in our region of New Jersey.
answer will vary
If the air is very cold, water vapor in a cloud may freeze into tiny ice crystals.
snow
rain
hail
When there is a lot of water vapor in the air, you may see ___ or ___ based on the temperature
sleet or hail
rain or snow
dew or frost
When the air feels hot, heavy, and thick, we experience:
sunburn
humidity
fog
What is the name of the device used to measure temperature?
thermometer
In the United States, we use _____to measure temperature.
Celsius
Farenheit
