Weather Jeopardy CloudsThe Water Cycle StormsVocabularyHodge Podge ,000 Final Jeopardy

Clouds 200 Low, gray clouds are a sign that we can expect ________

Clouds 200 Answer: Rain or Snow

Clouds 400 High feathery clouds (also known as Cirrus clouds) form when the air is which? Hot or Cold

Clouds 400 Answer: Cold

Clouds Daily Double 600 Another name for towering storm clouds is…

Clouds Daily Double 600 Answer: Cumulus Nimbus

Clouds 800 Fluffy, white clouds (also known as Cumulus) give us a clue that we can expect what type of weather?

Clouds 800 Answer: Sunny

Clouds 1,000 This type of cloud looks like a blanket in the sky

Clouds 1,000 Answer: Stratus or Low, gray clouds

The Water Cycle 200 The water cycle begins on the Earth’s surface with…

The Water Cycle 200 Answer: evaporation

The Water Cycle Daily Double 400 Heat and wind help water…

The Water Cycle Daily Double 400 Answer: Evaporate

The Water Cycle 600 When water falls from the clouds to the ground, this is known as

The Water Cycle 600 Answer: Precipitation

The Water Cycle 800 Clouds form after water vapor does this

The Water Cycle 800 Answer: Condense

The Water Cycle 1,000 Water vapor is an invisible ________

The Water Cycle 1,000 Answer: gas

Storms 200 Daily Double The most common type of storm is a ___________.

Storms 200 Daily Double Answer: Thunderstorms

Storms 400 A funnel cloud of a tornado is made of spinning ____________.

Storms 400 Answer: Winds

Storms 600 A ________________ is a storm that forms over warm ocean water and has strong winds and heavy rains.

Storms 600 Answer: Hurricane

Storms 800 Name one way hurricanes and tornadoes are different

Storms 800 Possible Answers: Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over warm water Tornadoes are made up spinning winds, while hurricanes are made up of strong winds and heavy rains

Storms 1,000 Most storms form when _________ air rises quickly and ____ air rushes in

Storms 1,000 Answer: Most storms form when WARM air rises quickly and COOL air rushes in

Vocabulary 200 Daily Double The process of using and reusing water on earth is called the _______

Vocabulary 200 Daily Double Answer: Water Cycle

Vocabulary 400 When many water droplets or bits of ice form near each other, a __________ forms.

Vocabulary 400 Answer: Cloud

Vocabulary 600 Rain and snow that fall from the clouds to the ground are two kinds of __________.

Vocabulary 600 Answer: Precipitation

Vocabulary 800 This type of storm produces lots of snow and has strong winds.

Vocabulary 800 Answer: Blizzard

Vocabulary 1,000 A funnel cloud that has strong winds and moves along the earth in a very narrow path is called a ____________.

Vocabulary 1,000 Answer: Tornado

Hodge Podge 200 Where is most of the earth’s water found?

Hodge Podge 200 Answer: oceans

Hodge Podge 400 When water changes from a liquid to a gas, this is called ___________.

Hodge Podge 400 Answer: Evaporation

Hodge Podge 600 Daily Double You should never stand under a tree or a telephone pole during a _____________.

Hodge Podge 600 Daily Double Answer: Thunderstorm

Hodge Podge 800 Name the parts of the Water Cycle

Hodge Podge 800 Answer: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

Hodge Podge 1,000 Electrical charges that jump from cloud to cloud are known as __________

Hodge Podge 1,000 Answer: Lightning

Final Jeopardy What are two ways to keep safe during a hurricane?