Vocabulary
Water molecules heating and expanding, turning them into water vapor and rising into the atmosphere.
evaporation
What is the name of Mrs. Scionti's daughters?
Emma, Hannah and Bella
What is Mrs. Scionti's favorite type of precipitation?
snow
When is our field trip to Caleb Smith?
Monday, 4/27
Water vapor losing heat and collecting into liquid droplets.
Condensation
What are the 3 stages of the water cycle?
Solid precipitation that slightly melts in a warm layer of air, then refreezes.
sleet
A white, fluffy, stackable cloud that signals a fair day.
Cumulus Cloud
Water returning to the Earth's surface from the atmosphere.
precipitation
What are the three main types of clouds?
cirrus, stratus, cumulus
Solid precipitation that forms in cumulonimbus clouds; a new layer of moisture freezes over ice as it blows around.
hail
A feathery, high level cloud that signals fair weather but also could mean weather can change.
cirrus cloud
Water stored underground.
groundwater
What is the water cycle song?
Water travels in a cycle, yes it does.
It goes up as evaporation, stores clouds as condensation and falls down as precipitation, yes it does.
Solid precipitation that falls through cold layers of the atmosphere.
snow
A thin, flat low level cloud that may signal rainy weather.
stratus cloud
Water that flows across Earth's surface and does not soak into the ground.
The movement of water between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere.
Water Cycle
Liquid precipitation that falls through warm layers of the atmosphere.
Rain
May provide rain, or hail; signal thunderstorms.
cumulonimbus