Water Cycle, Clouds, and Layers of the Atmosphere

Water Cycle 1

100

what is long term weather called

Climate

200

Water that flows back to the ocean is called

Run off

300

If something is Thick; Heavy it is ..

Dense

400

A continuous loop where carbon keeps moving around the earth between living things and the atmosphere

Carbon Cycle

500

This word means "moisture in the air".

Humidity

Water Cycle 2

100

Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail. 

Precipitation

200

The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid.

Condensation

300

The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat.

Evaporation 

400

The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere 

Transpiration

500

The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth. 

The Water Cycle

Layers of the Atmosphere

100

This layer of the atmosphere is the layer near the surface of the Earth and is heated by the surface of the Earth.

Troposphere

200

This layer of the atmosphere is where commercial airplanes and weather balloons fly. The sun also heats the ozone layer here. 

Stratosphere

300

This layer of the atmosphere is in the middle and is where most meteors burn upon entry. 

Mesosphere

400

This layer of the atmosphere is where the northern lights are seen

Thermosphere

500

This layer of the atmosphere is the last and thinnest layer. It is mainly made up of hydrogen and helium.

Exosphere

???

100

This major source of energy also powers the water cycle.

The sun

200

Name 3 places in nature where we get water to use.

Springs, streams, creeks, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

300

This layer of the atmosphere is the coldest

Mesosphere

400

This layer of the atmosphere is the hottest

Thermosphere

500

___% of the Earth's surface is made up of water.

75

Clouds

100

This type of cloud is puffy, appears to rise up from a flat bottom

Cumulus Cloud

200

These clouds are low in the atmosphere and usually cover the whole sky. They also form in thick layers and are usually gray.

Stratus Clouds

300

These clouds form high in the atmosphere where is air is very cold. They are mostly made from ice crystals and look wispy.

Cirrus Clouds

400

All clouds are made up of condensed _______ and ________. 

Water and Dust

500

This word is added at the end of a cloud to indicate that snow or rain (storms) falling from it. 

"Nimbo" or "Nimbus"