Water Cycle
It is also known as the hydrological cycle.
Water cycle
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
Stratus Cloud
When clouds become very heavy with
condensed water, the water is released
in the form of rain, hail, or snow. this process is called ___________
Precipitation
the evaporation of water through plants
Tranpiration
When water changes from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid (liquid water), it is called ___________.
Condensation
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; are known as fair-weather clouds
cumulus clouds
Name 4 types of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail
the primary source of energy that powers the water cycle on earth.
Sun
It is the process of water changing into invisible gas called water vapour.
Evaporation
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
cirrus clouds
Why do we have different precipitation?
because we have different ground temperatures or the presence of warm air.
It is a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure.
Barometer
it is the process where the return of water back into the underground reserve, rivers, lakes, and ocean.
Run-off, collection
it is made up of water droplets or ice crystals
clouds
name two factors that helps a hail to develop.
Freezing level and strong wind
It is the layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs.
troposphere
it involves a series of stages that show the continuous movement and interchange of water between its phase solid, liquid, and gas in the earth's atmosphere.
water cycle
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
cumulonimbus clouds
What is the difference between drizzle and rain?
more than and less than 0.5mm or stratus cloud for drizzle and thick clouds for rain.
Water is made up of two atoms of ___________ and one atom of ____________.
Hydrogen and Oxygen