The Water Cycle
This process, responsible for most of the water entering Earth’s atmosphere, is powered almost entirely by the Sun.
Evaporation
The troposphere is ________ the higher you go.
colder
A measure of how hot or cold something is
Temperature
Dr. Joanne Simpson became famous for studying what?
Clouds
What is the main energy source that drives weather on Earth?
A. Earth’s core
B. The Moon
C. The Sun
D. Ocean currents
C. The Sun
Clouds form during this stage of the water cycle when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid droplets.
condensation
Energy transfers from warm air to cold air until their temperatures become_________________.
Equal
the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
evaporation
The more energy that is released from the air parcel leads to what happening to the size of the cloud?
increase in size
What is conduction?
energy transfer through direct touch
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of this part of the water cycle.
precipitation
What is an important cause of rainfall?
Surface water, temp or wind
Conditions such as rain, clouds and wind at a particular time and place
Weather
Where did the Great Flood of 1862 happen?
California
Explain why Florida has a lot of rain
1. Close to ocean
2. HOT
3. Lots of surface water (Marshes)
Heat rising is called what?
A) Radiation
B) Conduction
C) Convection
C) Convection
The warmer an air parcel is, the ________ it will rise into the troposphere.
Higher
Something we observe to be similar over and over again
Pattern
What is orographic rain?
Rain that forms by moving over a mountain range. Hawaii good example
When wind pushes a high‑pressure system down, the weather is usually:
A. Stormy
B. Cloudy
C. Calm and clear
D. Windy and rainy
C. Calm and clear
What keeps the process of water moving downward?
Gravity
When the ______ has lost enough energy and become ____ enough, water vapor in the parcel condenses, forming a cloud.
air parcel, cold
To move from one object to another or one place to another
Transfer
What type of rain do we experiance the most here in Illinois?
Frontal Rain
Which cloud type is most associated with thunderstorms?
A. Cirrus
B. Stratus
C. Cumulonimbus
D. Altostratus
C. Cumulonimbus