Water Cycle
When liquid water turns into water vapor
Evaporation
Ms. Mijares's students make water cycle models using plastic bags. They fill the bag about 1/3 of the way with water. Then they tape the bag to a window. What is the first process that will happen next?
Some of the water will evaporate (which we won't be able to detect with the naked eye.)
What percent of the Earth is covered in water?
more than 70
If it is 75 degrees Fahrenheit outside, what form of precipitation is falling?
Rain
High wispy clouds that indicate good weather
Cirrus
Used to measure how hot or cold the air is
Thermometer
This climate zone can be found 30 degrees north and south of the equator.
Tropical
Biome found in Tropical climate zone with lots of rain and humidity.
Tropical Rainforest
condensation
Ms. Mijares's students make water cycle models using plastic bags. They fill the bag about 1/3 of the way with water. Then they tape the bag to a window. First, water will evaporate an turn into water vapor. What will happen after?
Condensation (droplets of water on the side of the bag)
What percent of water on Earth is saltwater?
97%
If it is 32 degrees Fahrenheit nears the clouds and 27 degrees celsius on the ground, what form of precipitation is falling?
Sleet
Round fluffy clouds that indicate good weather.
Cumulus
Used to measure how much rain has fallen.
Rain gauge
This climate zone can be found in the north and south poles.
Polar
Biome found in Polar climate zone characterized by freezing temperatures and no trees.
Tundra
When water falls from the sky in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Precipitation
Ms. Mijares's students make water cycle models using plastic bags. They fill the bag about 1/3 of the way with water. Then they tape the bag to a window. Which visible process is representative of condensation?
Droplets on side of bag
What percent of Earth's freshwater is available to use as drinking water?
Less than 1%
If it is 15 degrees Fahrenheit near the clouds and 10 degrees Fahrenheit on the ground, what form of precipitation is falling?
Snow
Mushroom shaped clouds that signify stormy weather.
Cumulonimbus
Used to measure humidity.
Hygrometer
This climate zone can be found between 30 and 66.5 degrees away from equator.
Temperate
Biome found in subpolar climate zone with Evergreen trees.
Taiga
When water evaporates from leaves
Transpiration
Ms. Mijares's students make water cycle models using plastic bags. They fill the bag about 1/3 of the way with water. Then they tape the bag to a window. Which visible process is representative of precipitation?
Droplets falling down side of bag
Most of Earth's freshwater is stored in....
glaciers (I'll take ice)
If there is a thunderstorm with lots of wind, other than rain, what kind of precipitation would likely be falling?
hail
Gray clouds that cover the whole sky and signal light rain or snow.
Stratus
Used to measure air pressure
Barometer
This climate is found in between the temperate and polar climate zones
subpolar
Biomes found in Temperate climate zone with trees that lose their leaves
Deciduous forest
Water that doesn't percolate through soil or evaporate but ends up in a river, lake, or ocean
Runoff
What is the primary source of water in the water cycle?
Ocean
Water is never created nor destroyed, it is just __________.
Recycled
What causes hail?
wind blows ice back up into the cloud repeatedly and layers of ice build.
Clouds that are found very high in the sky
Cirrus
Used to measure wind speed.
Anemometer
This climate zone is found in between the tropical and temperate climate zones.
subtropical
A phenomenon where clouds dump their rain on one side of the mountain, and have no moisture left for other side of mountain creating a desert on one side and a rainforest on the other.
Rain Shadow Effect