Water Cycle
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Evaporation - Condensation - Precipitation - Collection (Accumulation)
What do we call it when tiny drops of liquid water stay in the air because they are too small to fall as rain?
Cloud
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short term. Climate is long term.
What is one way outer planets are different from inner planets?
A. Outer planets are made of rock.
B. Outer planets are smaller.
C. Outer planets are made of gas.
D. Outer planets are closer to the Sun.
The four outer planets are known as the what?
Gas Giants
What are the types of precipitation?
Rain, snow, hail, sleet
What type of clouds are feathery, thin, and often mean rain or snow will fall within several hours?
Cirrus clouds
Which climate zone is cold, snowy near the North and South Pole?
Polar Zone
What do outer planets mostly have that inner planets do not?
A. Rocky surfaces
B. Thick clouds
C. Rings and many moons
D. Volcanoes
Rings and many moons
True or False:
Outer planets are bigger than inner planets.
True
What is water as a gas called?
Water vapor
What type of clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms that usually bring fair weather?
Cumulous clouds
Which climate zone has warm summers and cold winters?
Temperate Zone
True or False:
Inner planets are made mostly of solid rock, and outer planets are made mostly of gas.
True
Where does most of the water in the water cycle come from?
The ocean
What stage of the water cycle is seen when water turns from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What type of clouds are smooth and gray, cover the whole sky, and usually bring a light rain and drizzle?
Stratus clouds
What effect does a mountain have on the climate of the cities around it?
BONUS: What is the climate like at a higher elevation?
It casts a rain shadow - one city gets more rain than the other.
BONUS: At a higher elevation, it is colder than at a lower elevation.
The Earth is a small rocky planet. Which of the following is most similar to
Earth?
A. Jupiter
B. Uranus
C. Venus
D. Saturn
Venus
What weather device is used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
A student says that after water vapor rises into the sky, it cools down and turns back into liquid droplets to form clouds.
Which step in the water cycle is BEST described in the student's claim?
condensation
What type of clouds have dark, flat bottoms and produce rain and thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds
Name two of the three characteristics that we focused on in class that affect a place's climate.
(BONUS: Name all three)
Proximity to water, elevation, climate zone
Which three of the following are characteristics of the inner planets?
A. gaseous
B. rocky
C. few or no moons
D. massive size
E. no rings
Rock, Few or no moons, No rings
Use the clues below to decide which group of planets are inner planets and which are outer planets.
Planet A:
Takes 88 days to orbit the Sun
Has no moons
Has a rocky surface
Planet B:
Takes 12 years to orbit the Sun
Has over 75 moons
Made of gas with no solid surface
Planet C:
Takes 687 days to orbit the Sun
Has 2 moons
Has a rocky, dusty surface
Planet D:
Takes 165 years to orbit the Sun
Has rings and many moons
Made of gas
Inner Planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are rocky and closer to the Sun.
Outer Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are gas giants with many moons and longer orbits.