The Water Cycle
The energy from the ____ keeps the water cycle going
a. rain
b. sun
c. water
d. wind
b. sun
What are the two types of fronts?
Cold front and warm front
A warm, fast-moving ocean current that travels from the Gulf of Mexico is called?
the gulf stream
What tool is used to measure how hot or cold something is?
thermometer
Water droplets are cooled and clouds are formed in what part of the water cycle?
condensation
What are the 2 pressure systems?
High pressure and low pressure
What are the 2 types of breezes?
Sea Breeze and Land Breeze
Kash's class made an instrument to measure air pressure. What is the instrument?
a. thermometer
b. barometer
c. weather balloon
d. rain gauge
b. barometer
What are the 4 types of precipitation?
rain, snow, sleet, and hail
Draw the symbols for both a cold front and warm front
This type of breeze happens during the day and brings warm air from the land to the sea.
Sea Breeze
What tool measures how much humidity and moisture is in the air?
hygrometer
How does the sun's energy impact the water cycle?
a. by providing heat that helps in evaporation
b. by giving light energy that helps condensation for plants
c. by providing gravity that helps in precipitation, resulting in flooding
a. by providing heat that helps in evaporation
A high pressure system is moving into Charlotte, North Carolina. What type of weather will Charlotte have.
clear skies, sunny weather
Why does a land breeze happen at night?
A. The land cools down faster than the ocean, making the air over the land cooler.
B. The ocean cools down faster than the land, making the air over the ocean cooler.
C. The wind always blows from the mountains to the ocean at night.
A. The land cools down faster than the ocean, making the air over the land cooler.
Which weather instrument can help you track the wind direction?
wind vane
During this step of the water cycle, the leaves in plants evaporate water.
transpiration
Why is the north pole colder than locations along the equator?
a. there is little snow cover at the north pole which makes the air colder
b. the sun shines more directly on locations along the equator
c. the equator is always closer to the sun than the north pole
b. the sun shines more directly on locations along the equator
A warm ocean current flows towards South America. What effect does the warm current have on the climate?
a. the climate will become warmer because the air will be warmed by the ocean current
b. the climate will become warmer because the air will be cooled by the ocean current
c. the climate will be cooler because the air will be cooled by the ocean current
d. the climate will be cooler because the air will be warmed by the ocean current
a. the climate will become warmer because the air will be warmed by the ocean current
A barometer shows a dropping pressure measurement, which type of pressure system is occurring? High pressure or low pressure
Low Pressure