Water Cycle & Phases
If you take a long time to eat an ice cream cone on a hot day, this phase change will happen to the ice cream.
What is melting (solid turning into a liquid)?
This term describes the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in a specific area right now.
What is weather?
On a weather map, the capital letter "H" stands for High pressure, which usually brings this type of weather.
What is calm, clear, or fair weather?
Meteorologists collect and measure precipitation amounts using this specific weather instrument.
What is a rain gauge?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail all belong to this single overarching water cycle category.
What is precipitation?
This specific process turns invisible water vapor (a gas) in the air back into liquid water droplets.
What is condensation?
Climate is defined as atmospheric patterns recorded over this duration: several days, many weeks, a single year, or several decades?
What is over several decades?
On a weather map, the capital letter "L" stands for Low pressure, which produces this primary weather condition.
What are clouds, rain, or storms?
This common weather instrument measures thermal energy in the air to determine temperature.
What is a thermometer?
What do rain, snow, sleet, and hail all have in common regarding where they originate and where they travel?
What is condensed water falling from clouds in the atmosphere down to Earth's surface?
When water is boiled on a stove or a spilled puddle disappears on a warm afternoon, this process turns liquid into a gas.
What is evaporation?
This is the official title of a scientist who studies weather and predicts daily forecasts.
What is a meteorologist?
If the upper Mid-West region is marked with an "H" on a weather map, what weather should residents expect?
What is calm and clear weather?
This tool measures barometric air pressure to help predict incoming weather changes.
What is a barometer?
If rain falls through an air layer below freezing, liquid turns to solid during this process to produce sleet or freezing rain.
What is freezing?
A bowl of water sits outside. Day 1 is 70°F. Day 2 drops to 5°F. Day 3 rises to 98°F. What phase changes happen to the water on Day 2 and Day 3?
What is freezing into solid ice on Day 2, and melting into liquid (and evaporating) on Day 3?
If you want to determine the climate of a new region, what must you do and for how long?
What is collecting and tracking weather data consistently over several decades?
Between an area labeled "H" and an area labeled "L", where is rain MOST likely to fall in the next 24 hours?
What is the area labeled "L" (Low pressure)?
To determine how fast wind is blowing across an area, meteorologists rely on this spinning instrument.
What is an anemometer?
When ordering rain measurements in cm from LEAST rainfall to MOST rainfall, how are the numerical values arranged?
What is ascending order (smallest measurement to largest measurement)?
Name all four primary continuous stages that move water around Earth in the water cycle.
What are Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, and Collection (or Runoff)?
Explain the main difference between weather and climate in one clear sentence for a classmate.
What is "Weather is what is happening outside right now, while climate is the average weather pattern over many decades"?
Rain is LEAST likely to fall in the next 24 hours in an area labeled with this pressure symbol.
What is "H" (High pressure)?
Explain how meteorologists combine data from at least two specific weather instruments to create a weather forecast.
What is using a barometer (detecting pressure drops) to predict incoming storms, and a thermometer to forecast whether rain or snow will fall?
When ordering rain measurements in cm from MOST rainfall to LEAST rainfall, how are the numerical values arranged?
What is descending order (largest measurement to smallest measurement)?