Weather and Climate
Weather is described by:
a. precipitation and wind direction
b. groundwater and gravity
c. runoff and wind speed
d. wind speed and temperature
d. wind speed and temperature
Label the water cycle
Based on the data, what would the average air temperature probable have been in October?
a. 68 degrees
b. 52 degrees
c. 59 degrees
d. 43 degrees
Record Scuba data in your packet
A scholar looks out the window in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and sees that it's very windy. The wind is an example of:
a. climate because it describes weather patterns over time
b. climate because it lasts all day
c. weather because it describes the conditions outside at a specific moment
d. weather because temperature is part of weather only, not climate
c. weather because it describes the conditions outside at a specific moment
______ is when water vapor cools, or changes from has to a liquid. Water molecules come together to form clouds.
condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff
Condensation
What is the temperature of the thermometer in your packet?
a. 40 degrees
b. 45 degrees
c. 50 degrees
d. 55 degrees
b. 45 degrees
What does the data show you about the relationship between temperature and evaporation? How do you know?
The higher the temperature the more the water evaporates. I know because the height of the bar increases
San Antonio, TX has hot winters without snow every year. This is an example of:
a. climate because it describes weather patterns over time
b. climate because it lasts all day
c. weather because it describes the conditions outside at a specific moment
d. weather because temperature is a part of weather only, not climate
a. climate because it describes weather patterns over time
When water heats from the sun and changes from a liquid to a gas, it is called ________
condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff
evaporation
a. 30 degrees
b. 40 degrees
c. 50 degrees
d. 60 degrees
D. 60 degrees
What is the title of your graph?
How Temperature Affects Evaporation
In the map in your packet, Camden, NJ has a colder climate than Las Vegas, NV. This happens because_______
a. Las Vegas gets more snow than Camden
b. Las Vegas gets fewer droughts than Camden
c. Camden gets more year-round sunlight than Las Vegas
d. Camden gets less year-round sunlight than Las Vegas
d. Camden gets less year-round sunlight than Las Vegas
_____ is water that falls to the Earth from the sky (rain, snow)
condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff
precipitation
How does water move through the water cycle? what causes water to change form?
Water moves through the water cycle because of temperature changes from the sun
What is on the horizontal axis?
Temperature
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather describes the conditions of the atmosphere (temperature, wind, precipitation) at a specific place and moment in time. Climate describes weather patterns over time.
Water from precipitation that adds to rivers, streams, or the ocean describes _______
condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff
runoff
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Justin Bieber
What is on the vertical axis?
Amount evaporated (%)