Water Cycle
Occurs when liquid water turns into water vapor.
The Gulf Stream is an air current.
true or false
False
Clouds are formed by what process in the water cycle?
condensation
On a cold, cloudy day, the local eather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the are in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?
a. stormy
b. sunny
c. snowy
d. hot
b. sunny
All matter is made of ______.
Atoms.
What must occur before clouds can form?
a. water vapor must get warmer
b. water vapor must lose heat energy
c.Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.
b. water vapor must lose heat energy
A. It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.
B. It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North America.
C. It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.
D. It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.
D. It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.
Clouds are not used to predict upcoming weather. True or False?
False, they are used to predict weather.
Ki'Maure is traveling to the southern hemisphere in December. What season is he most likely to experience?
summer
A qualitative description is made with numbers. True or False
False, it's drawn from the 5 senses.
After a warm day, and a cool night, there is water on the grass. What is this process called?
Condensation
What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?
a. NC will experience tropical weather conditions.
b. NC will experience hot, dry weather.
c. NC will experience mild weather.
D. NC will experience cold weather.
D. NC will experience cold weather.
Name 3 types of low level clouds.
Nimbostratus, stratocumulus, and cumulus.
Which will most likely result from a low-pressure weather system?
a. warm temps
b. clear conditions
c. cool temps.
d. cloudy conditions
d. cloudy conditions
Solar energy can be used by plants for ___________.
photosynthesis
Which is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere?
A. condensation
B. conduction
C. convection
D. Ratiation
C. convection
Which of the following best represents the direction of the jet stream that influences weather across the United States?
a. North to South
b. East to West
c. South to North
d. West to East
c. South to North
False.
A wind vane measures wind speed. True or False
False, it measures wind DIRECTION
Energy is the ability to do _________.
work.
Who is the boss of the water cycle?
The Sun
How can the jet stream and gulf stream influence weather?
It brings different weather from one part of the world to another.
What must occure before clouds can form?
a. water vapor must get warmer
b. precipitation must begin to fall and run off.
c. water vapor must lose heat energy
d. transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere.
c. water vapor must lose heat energy
A scientist who predicts the weather is called a _______________ ?
meteorologist
What comes down, but never goes up?
rain