Water Cycle
Give me the water cycle, in the correct order.
Precipitation, accumulation, evaporation, condensation
What are 5 things that determine weather?
Air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation
Give me a difference between the grassland and wetland.
grasslands are dominated by grasses and have well-drained soils that are not consistently waterlogged, while wetlands are aquatic ecosystems saturated with water either seasonally or year-round
What determines climate?
latitude, elevation and proximity to bodies of water
What would be the result of low air pressure?
cloudy
What causes evaporation?
Heat, or the sun in the water cycle
what would be the result of high air pressure?
clear skies, no clouds
What kind of weather will a desert have?
dry and arid, super hot or super cold (extreme temperature swings between day and night), and low precipitation and humidity
What are the 3 climate zones and give me characteristics of each and where they fall on the earth.
temperate (most of the US, second most bottom and top of earth, moderate weather, distinct seasons),
polar (north and south pole, very cold)
tropical (near the equator, hottest)
What is barometric pressure?
The pressure of the air, the weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down at a specific point
What process forms a cloud?
A. Water droplets precipitate.
B. Water vapor warms and becomes visible.
C. Water vapor condenses into liquid droplets around particles in the atmosphere.
D. Water vapor precipitates from the upper atmosphere.
C. Water vapor condenses into liquid droplets around particles in the atmosphere.
What is the measurement tool for wind speed?
anemometer
Which of these descriptions is least likely to describe the climate of a swamp?
A. hot and humid
B. frequent precipitation
C. dry and arid
D. two seasons, wet and dry
C. Dry and Arid
Joseph watches a video about a family who lives in northern Canada. The climate is dry and cold. In which climate zone does the family live?
Polar
What measurement of the weather does a wind vane show?
Wind direction
What is the role of the Sun in the water cycle?
A. The Sun provides the energy for precipitation.
B. The Sun provides the energy for evaporation.
C. The Sun heats the water, but it does not affect the water cycle.
D. The Sun heats the land, but it does not affect the water cycle.
B. The Sun provides the energy for evaporation.
Every type of precipitation forms in a unique way. Which type of precipitation is caused when liquid water droplets repeatedly get pushed upward, then freeze and fall, growing bigger each time?
Hail
Chris and Alex notice many dragonflies in a marshy area. However, when they visit the desert, there are few dragonflies.
Which of these conditions are most likely better for dragonflies?
A. dry and windy
B. wet and windy
C. hot and dry
D. wet and humid
D. Wet and Humid
Scott is wanting to vacation somewhere very warm. What climate zone would you recommend to him?
tropical
Dallas notices that when the sun rises, it becomes light outside. What can Dallas conclude?
A. The Sun emits energy in the form of light.
B. The Sun rises only after it becomes light outside.
C. The Sun and light are independent of each other.
D. The Sun rises at a specific time, which is not related to the time it gets light.
A. The Sun emits energy in the form of light
Leodan placed an uncovered bowl of water in a sunny spot outside of his classroom. When he returned several hours later, much of the water was gone. What process caused less water to be in the bowl?
Evaporation
Gia and Nicole look out a classroom window at their school in Maryland. Gia thinks that sleet is falling. Nicole thinks hail is falling. What property of the precipitation is most useful for identifying it?
A. state of matter (solid, liquid, or gas)
B. size and shape
C. temperature
D. hardness
B. Size and Shape
What kind of weather does the tundra have?
extremely cold temperatures, little precipitation, and long, dark winters contrasted with short, cool summers that have nearly 24 hours of daylight
What might you find or see in the polar climate?
Snow, Polar Bears, etc...
What state of matter are clouds?
Liquid