Vocabulary
Weather/Climate
Water Cycle
Atmosphere
Vocabulary
Heat Transfer
Air Parcel
100
the state of the atmosphere at a cetain place or time
What is weather
100
Rain falls in a hot,dry desert
Is this describing weather, climate, or both?
What is both weather and climate
100
List the stages in the water cycle
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff (collection)
100
75% of earths atmosphere is here; we live here
What is the troposphere
100
Is a change from a liquid to a gaseous state
What is evaporation
100
the transfer of energy from one molecule to another by direct contact
What is conduction
100
In order for rain to happen temperature in the air parcel must be ____ than the surrounding air
What is warmer
200
the name of the pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is climate
200
which instruments will help a student data on wind speed and air pressure
What is anemometer and barometer
200
True or False: this is the correct order of the water cycle:
Evaporation, condensation, runoff, precipitation
What is false
200
Contains the ozone layer
What is the stratosphere
200
the continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the air and back to Earth again
What is the water cycle
200
the movement of heat by a fluid such as water or air
What is convection
200
When an air parcel is cooling it is also losing _____?
What is energy
300
Contains the rocks and minerals on earth
What is the geosphere
300
The 3 factors that affect climate
What is latitude, elevation, nearness to large body of water
300
Give an example of precipitatoin
What is rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain
300
Shooting stars are typically seen here
What is Mesosphere
300
the stage of the water cycle when water vapor changes to liquid water
What is condensation
300
the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves
What is radiation
300
In order for liquid to form on your window the temperature inside the house must be ____ than the temperature outside.
Warmer
400
Warm air rises to the
What is the top
400
Which environment has these qualities? Describe the environment or location in the U.S.
Very hot temeratures, little humidity, little rain during the year?
What is the desert area in the southwestern U.S.
400
what is the source of most of the water that evaporates as part of the water cycle
What is salt water from oceans
400
Known for extremely high temperatures
What is Thermosphere
400
When water falls to the Earth's surface
What is precipitation
400
what is conduction
400
During condensation energy is transferred from the air ___ the cloud to the air ____ the outside the cloud.
Inside,Outside
500
the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as water.
What is erosion
500
which factor makes the climate in an area milder
What is nearness to a large body of water
500
how does rainwater become part of Earth's groundwater supply
What is seeps into the soil
500
How does the atmosphere protect earth and humans
What is protect us from harmful UV Rays and provide water and oxygen
500
water in the form of gas
What is water vapor
500
Convection
500
You wake up in the morning and noticed liquid on the window. What has happened to the water vapor in the air in the house?
What is condensed