Water Cycle
Weather/Climate
States of Water
Types of Fronts
Types of Tools
100
How does water return back to the Earth after it leaves the clouds?
PRECIPITATION - water leaves the clouds and the process starts over again
100
True or False:
Weather changes day to day.
TRUE
100
What will happen to the water if it heats on a stove long enough?
IT WILL EVAPORATE
100
What does low air pressure produce/make?
CLOUDS
100
What is a rain gauge used for?
To see how much rain fall has occurred.
200
The making of a cloud from water vapor is called what??
CONDENSATION
200
Weather or Climate?
In Georgia, the average yearly weather conditions are cool in the winter with little rain and warm and rainy in the summer.
Climate
200
What process is happening when water changes from a gas to a liquid?
CONDENSATION
200
What does the H near Nebraska mean? 
Sunny, calm weather
(H = high pressure = calm & clear skies)
200
Ms. Gee wants to check the temperature of the hotdog water as it heats on the stove. What tool should she use to measure the hotdog water's temperature?
THERMOMETER
300
Ms. Burgess spilled some water on the slide at recess. When she came back to the slide, she noticed the water wasn't there anymore. If touched the water, how did it most likely disappear?
IT EVAPORATED!!
300
How can a scientist or weather person determine the climate of an area??
A) Record the temperature and precipitation of the area for a lot of years.
B) Measure the temperature all day long
C) Record just the temperature of the area for a lot of years.
A) TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FOR MANY YEARS
300
What process is happening when water changes from a liquid to a gas in the air?
EVAPORATION
300
What type of weather is happening in Casper?
calm with high pressure
300
What tool is used to measure wing SPEED?
Anemometer
400
What type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the temperature is below freezing?
SNOW.... brrrrr
400
What term refers to the study of the atmosphere?
METEOROLOGY
400
How does a gas become a liquid? (through what process)
A) Condensation
B) Freezing
C) Melting
A - CONDENSATION
(like when your cold water bottle now has water on the outside of it)
400
In what city is it least likely to rain in the next few hours?
Philadelphia... there's no fronts around
400
Which two tools are best for predicting a change in weather?
A) Rain gauge & Wind Vane
B) Anemometer & Thermometer
C) Thermometer & Barometer
C - Thermometer & Barometer
(how hot or cold the temp is and the air pressure)
500
Even though the amount of water in clouds and oceans is always changing, what does NOT change as a result of the water cycle?
THE AMOUND OF WATER ON EARTH
500
Which describes climate and NOT weather?
A) the pattern of temperature & precipitation over a few days
B) the pattern of temperature & precipitation over many decades
C) the pattern of temperature & precipitation over 2 years
B - over DECADES
(it has to be a LONG time for it to be climate)
500
Which makes the change from solid water to liquid water?
A) evaporation
B) melting
C) precipitation
B - MELTING
500
What type of weather is Virginia & Kentucky experiencing? 
Rain and warm weather
(Low pressure = rainy weather)
(Red front = warm weather)
500
What tool do you use to measure air pressure?
BAROMETER
600
What is the measure of water vapor in the air called?
HUMIDITY
600
What is the average weather conditions for an area over a long period of time called?
CLIMATE
600
What can steam from a boiling pot of water sometimes be called?
Solid, liquid, or gas??
A GAS
600
What does "H" and "L" mean on a weather map??
THE AIR PRESSURE
600
What instrument measures wind direction?
WIND VANE