The Water Cycle
What is it called when water falls to Earth?
Precipitation
radiation
What is the percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere?
78%
Name a form of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain.
What town does Mrs. Survillas live in?
Riverside
Explain condensation
Condensation occurs when water vapor cools and turns into a liquid.
Why is the atmosphere heated unequally by the sun?
Solar energy from the sun hits some areas more directly because of Earth's tilt, and these areas are heated more than others.
What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere?
21%
Mist, rain, droplet, or drizzle?
Droplet
What is Mrs. Survillas's favorite subject to teach?
Math
What is it called when plants give off water vapor through their leaves?
Transpiration
What is it called when animals release water vapor while exhaling?
Respiration
What are the four layers in the atmosphere?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.
What form of precipitation is it when the air temperature is above freezing but the ground temperature is below freezing?
Freezing rain
How many siblings does Mrs. Survillas have?
1 sister
1 brother
What is dew point?
The temperature at which water condenses.
What causes wind?
Uneven heating
Which later of the atmosphere holds the most ozone?
Stratosphere
What form of precipitation is it when the air temperature is below freezing but the ground temperature is above freezing
Hail
What is Mrs. Survillas favorite place to visit?
Hawaii
What two forces power the water cycle?
The sun & gravity
What happens to air density as your altitude increases?
It decreases.
What are some of the "other" gases that make up our atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide, argon, ozone, water vapor.
What happens to the air pressure as your altitude increases?
It decreases.
How long has Mrs. Survillas been teaching?
30 years.