Water Cycle
Water is heated by the sun and rises into the air as water vapor.
Evaporation
Bonus - What is it called when this happens through plants?
Heat transfers from ________ to ________.
Hot to Cold
If you cool water enough it can turn into _______.
Ice
Which device tell us air pressure a barometer or anemometer?
Barometer
An anemometer tells us wind speed!
The Jet Stream is a river of wind in the atmosphere that flows ______ to _______.
West to East
Rain, hail, sleet and snow are all examples of ______?
Precipitation
Heat will transfer from hot to cold until both substances are at the same _______________.
Temperature
If you heat water enough it can turn into _____ ____.
Water Vapor OR a gas
What unit is used to measure water collected in a rain gauge?
Inches, sometimes centimeters.
The Gulf Stream flows up and over the Atlantic Ocean carrying ________ water.
Warm
When water vapor cools and forms clouds in the sky.
Condensation
The transfer of heat by touch
Conduction
True or False
Changes occur slower at higher temperatures
False
Changes occur faster at higher temperatures and slower and cooler temperatures
What are the cardinal directions used on a wind vane?
North, South, East and West
They tell us the direction the wind is coming from!
During El Nino, trade winds weaken so warm water flows west to east causing what kinds of weather for western parts of North and South America?
Wet, rainy, stormy, flooding
El Nino carries clouds and moisture with it.
Precipitation that flows to nearby puddles, ponds, streams, rivers, etc
Runoff
The transfer of heat through empty space (electromagnetic waves)
Radiation
Which spoon would be better for cooking?
Wooden spoon, plastic spoon or metal spoon
Wooden Spoon
It acts as an insulator to heat so it doesn't travel up the spoon and burn your hand.
Seasonal changes in the Northern and Southern hemisphere are _______________.
OPPOSITE
True or False
During La Nina trade winds get weaker and brings warm water to parts of North and South America?
False
During La Nina trade winds get stronger and take warm water away from North and South America.
This one thing is what drives the water cycle
SUN
The transfer of heat through heat rising and cold falling in a continuous cycle
When looking at latitude, the closer you are to the equator the __________ your climate tends to be.
Warmer
True or False
El Nino tends to give us a warmer winter?
True