WATER CYCLE
Sun's heat causes which of the following movements of water in the water cycle?
A) rivers flowing down mountains
B) Evaporation from oceans
C) precipitation from clouds
D) collection of water in lakes
B) Evaporation from oceans
The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather date. Which of the following is a description of climate?
A) Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona
B) summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan
C) Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas
D) Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska
B) Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan
What are the characteristics of the Earth?
Few Craters, 3rd planet from the Sun, Has gravity, Has water, Active Volcanoes
The sun appears to move through the sky each day because of the....
A) orbit of the Earth around the sun
B) rotation of the Earth on its axis
C) orbit of the Sun through space
D) reflection of the sun off the moon
B) the rotation of Earth on its axis
Day and night on the Earth are caused by...
A) the orbit of the moon
B) the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
C) the rotation of the Earth on its axis
D) the tilt of the Earth on its axis
C) the rotation of the Earth on its axis
Most evaporation in the water cycle happens from oceans. This is because oceans....
A) expose the most water to the Sun's energy
B) contain water with salt dissolved in it
C) have currents that constantly mix them
D) reach the poles where sheets of ice form
A) expose the most water to the Sun's energy
Weather and climate are different. Which of the following is a description of weather data?
A) The Sahara desert gets very little rainfall
B) The average daytime high in the Amazon is 25 C
C) Temperatures in the Arctic are usually below freezing
D) It rained two inches in Miami, Florida on May 5th
D) It rained two inches in Miami, Florida on May 5th
What are the characteristics of the Sun?
Star, Very Large, Spots and Flares, Great amount of gravity
Approximately how long does the Earth take to complete one rotation on its axis?
A) 12 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 30 days
D) 365 days
B) 24 hours
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-termed or day-to-day
Climate is long-termed or year-to-year
Why is there not a technical beginning or end in the water cycle?
It is a cycle which is really a circle and circle have no beginning or end they just continue forever.
What is temperature?
The measure of the amount of heat energy in an object of system
What are the characteristics of the Moon?
Little Gravity, Many Craters, No Atmosphere, Earth's only natural satellite, No active volcanoes
In what direction does the sun appear to move each day due to the Earth's rotation?
A) from east to south
B) from west to east
C) from north to west
D) from east to west
D) from east to west
What are the four types of precipitation?
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail
What are the functions of the water cycle?
Surface flow/infiltration -> Evaporation -> Condensation -> Precipitation
What is weather? What is climate?
Weather: the current condition of the air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall
Climate: The set of weather conditions that prevail ina region year after year
What are the characteristics of the sun, earth, and the moon?
Rotates, Sphere
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
365 days or 1 year
What are the planets in our solar system listed in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Explain each function of the water cycle.
Evaporation: The sun heats up the Earth's surface water. The water in a liquid state then becomes a vapor and begins to rise.
Condensation: The temperature will cool as the water vapor rises. Then it will form droplets and condense around tiny air particles.
Precipitation: Droplets forming in the sky. Once they are heavy enough they fall to the ground.
Surface flow/infiltration: water from rain snowmelt and other sources that flow over the land and into the ocean/ surface water
Give a real-life example of weather and a real-life example of climate.
Weather: Today is rainy and humid
Climate: It is always hot during the summer in East Texas
What are the four seasons and the months associated with each season?
Fall/Autumn: September, October, November
Winter: December, January, February
Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
What is gravity and what would happen if we did not have it?
Gravity is the force that holds the Sun, Earth and the Moon together in the system.
Without it, everything would float away and people would not be able to stand on the ground.
What are the characteristics of:
Sun and the Earth?
Moon and the Earth?
Sun and the Moon?
Sun and the Earth: Atmosphere
Moon and the Earth: Reflects life from the Sun, Mountains, Made of Rock
Sun and the Moon: No water