Vocab
Weather/Climate
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100
The condition of the air around us at a particular time.
What is weather?
100
This is where weather occurs.
What is the atmosphere?
100
A thermometer is used to measure this weather condition.
What is temperature?
100
Any form of water that falls from the clouds.
What is precipitation?
100
A container of saltwater (to represent the ocean) is set out in the sunshine. After several days, ______ would be observed in the cup.
What is only salt? The water would evaporate but not the salt.
200
The process of liquid water turning into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
200
This usually occurs when a warm front and cold front collide.
What is rain?
200
A rain gauge is used to measure this.
What is precipitation?
200
The four types of precipitation.
What are rain, snow, sleet, hail?
200
The Celsius temperature at which pure water freezes.
What is 0 degrees Celsius?
300
The layer of gases that surrounds and protects the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
300
An area's average weather over a long period of time.
What is climate.
300
After a cold front moves through, this happens to the temperature.
What is the temperature will decrease?
300
The part of the water cycle that results from the Sun shining on the ocean.
What is evaporation?
300
The Celsius temperature at which pure water boils.
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
400
The hydrocycle or hydrological cycle is another name for this.
What is the water cycle?
400
The direction of the movement of most weather patterns.
What is from the west to the east?
400
The reason the equator region has a warm climate year round.
What is it receives the most direct rays from the sun?
400
The reason we need to conserve (or be careful not to waste) water.
What is only 1% of the Earth's water is drinkable? Most of Earth's water is salt water.
400
It is okay to look directly at the Sun during a science investigation outside - TRUE or FALSE.
What is false?
500
The prefixes "hydro" and "aqua" mean this.
What is water?
500
The major difference between climate & weather.
What is climate is weather over a long period of time and weather is what's going on at a particular time?
500
Recording and studying weather data over a period of years is an example of studying an areas' ______.
What is climate?
500
If water in a container is now at 90 degrees Celsius, the number of degrees the temperature needs to increase to BOIL.
What is ten degrees?
500
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