Vocabulary
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
PRECIPITATION
Name the three main types of clouds
CIRRUS
CUMULUS
STRATUS
rain; rainstorm
Nimbo/Nimbus
the heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
Name the three parts of the water cycle
EVAPORATION
CONDENSATION
PRECIPITATION
Which Layer is the hottest
Thermosphere
day to day changes in the atmosphere
weather
Puffy cloud with flat bottom; brings fair weather
Cumulus Clouds
layers of air around the earth
atmosphere
the gas form of water
Water Vapor
weather patterns over a long time ( years)
Climate
Which layer is the coldest
Mesosphere
high
Alto
cloud that forms along the surface of the earth
fog
This cloud brings Dark Thunderstorms
Cumulonimbus
rainfall that is absorbed by the soil & travels to the ocean
Run-off
thick/heavy
dense
in which layer does weather happen
Troposphere
High & spread out
altostratus
These clouds cover all or most of the sky in a blanket like layer, and are a uniform dull, gray color
Stratus Clouds
This cloud means a change in weather is coming
Cirrus
water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand & rock
Ground water
the cycle in which the earths water moves through the environment
the water cycle
in which layer is the Ozone Layer?
Stratosphere
cooling process
condense
these clouds form at the highest altitude; featherlike, and have ice crystals
Cirrus clouds
This cloud brings sunny; dry; fair weather
Cumulus
the amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
long periods of no rainfall
drought
Which layer do we live in?
Troposphere
central part which water droplets gather or are collected: core
Nuclei
cloud piled in a vertical tower: Dark
Cumulonimbus
This cloud brings light rain or snow
Stratus
The heat energy from the sun that powers the water cycle is called
Radiation
process in which plants give off water through their stomata
transpiration
What 2 things might we see in the Exosphere?
Satellites & Space Ships