Water Cycle
The result of condensation
clouds or fog
Largest clouds produces heavy wind, rain, hail, tornados
The day to day conditions in the atmosphere in a certain location?
Weather
The outer most layer of the earth
crust
What are three effects of plate tectonic motions?
Earthquakes, mountains, and volcanic eruptions
The cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
condensation
Small, white "popcorn" clouds
cirrocumulus
A long-term pattern of weather?
climate
The inner most part of the earth
inner core
Condensation found on the ground, usually found on grass
dew
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls back to earth from the clouds
precipitation
Highest clouds that look like feathery ice
cirrus
An instrument used to measure wind speed
anemometer
The liquid layer made out of iron and nickel
outer core
The three layers of rock
sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
When liquid water changes into water vapor
Evaporation
Grey "sheets" across the sky; heavy mist, snow, drizzle
stratus
A device used to measure atmosphere pressure?
Barometer
The molten layer underneath of the crust
mantel
The type of energy that evaporates water
thermal (the sun)
Bright white clouds that look like cotton; fair weather
cumulus
An instrument used to observe wind direction
windsock
What are the 5 climate zones?
tropical, temperate, polar, arid/dry, subtropic