Water Cycle
How many parts are in the water cycle?
Four
How many layers are there in the atmosphere?
4 (5 including the exosphere)
What do scientist use to help them predict the weather?
Weather instruments.
Small particles of matter in the air.
Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are all examples of what?
Precipitation
We live in this layer of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
What is a place where two large bodies of air meeting called?
A front.
Balls of ice formed when wind pushes water droplets up to the coldest part of a cloud.
The process of water turning into a vapor or gas.
Evaporation
Oxygen and Nitrogen
What changing force is pushing down on earth because of the weight of the atmosphere.
(CLUE: It becomes less when you go up a mountain)
Air pressure
A drawing or picture of Earth's surface
Water vapor turning into clouds or fog.
This is the COLDEST layer of the atmosphere.
Mesosphere
What do forecasters use to show weather on a weather map?
Symbols
What are the three main climates of Earth?
Polar
TRopical
Temperate
The process of water gathering in lakes, rivers, oceans or streams after precipitation.
Collection
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer.
Stratosphere.
What type of cloud would bring rainy days?
Stratus
What causes the seasons on Earth?
The rotation of the Earth and the tilt on its axis.