Water Cycle
The continuous movement of water throughout the Earth
What is the water cycle
The type of weather does a high pressure produce
What is sunny and warm
The type of weather an area has over a year or a period of time
What is climate
In the water cycle this heats the Earth's surface
What is the sun
The tool used to measure the temperature or how hot or cold something is
What is thermometer
When a cloud forms from water vapors in the air
What is condensation
The type of pressure that produces rain
What is low pressure
Rain is an example of
What is precipitation
The tool used to measure the direction of the wind
What is wind vane
What is when the sun heats the Earths water and turn it into water vapor
What is evaporation
This is a blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround the Earth
What is the atmosphere
A thunderstorm is an example of
What is weather
This happens when water that falls from the sky reaches a temperature of 32 degrees or less
What is freezes or snows
The tool used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer
The part of the cycle where the clouds get too heavy and water begins to fall from the sky
What is precipitation
The 4 main types of precipitation
What is rain, sleet, hail, snow
A hurricane is an example of
What is severe or hazardous weather
When water vapors come together to form clouds
What is condensation
An instrument used to measure the amount of rain?
What is rain gauge
This is the part of the water cycle that is the collection of water on the Earth's surface
What is accumulation
A scientist who studies weather
What is a Meteorologist
A map of average rainfall in an area is an example of
What is climate
Give at least one way that the water cycle can affect the climate
What is an area with lots of lakes, oceans, etc would have much more rain OR 2. What is an area with little to know standing water would not have much rain at all
If a Meteorologist wanted to determine if an area would have a warm or cold front, he would use this instrument
What is a barometer