water cycle
When water changes state from a gas to a liquid, it goes through
What is condensation?
The instrument you use to measure precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
Erosion is when rocks and soil are moved by what two things?
What is wind and water.
This is the very top layer of soil.
what is the O-Horizon
What does a blue H mean on the weather map?
What is High pressure?
when water changes from liquid to vapor
what is evaporation
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
Weathering occurs over a short amount of time or long?
What is long amount of time.
This is the bottom layer of soil.
what is bedrock
The type of weather you get in high pressure areas is
What is fair weather?
When water vapor turns back into water to form a cloud, this is called ________________.
What is condensation?
The weather instrument that measures wind speed is called a
What is anemometer?
What is the term for when weather, water, and living organisms help break down rocks and create soil?
What is weathering.
This is the middle layer of soil.
What is subsoil.
A front is
What is where two air masses meet?
In the water cycle, this produces precipitation.
What are clouds?
The weather instrument that measures the temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Give an example of weathering or erosion
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This layer contains the most nutrients and is a dark brown color.
What is topsoil/humus.
Draw a cold front.
What is blue line with triangles attached?
List the different types of precipitation.
What are rain, sleet, snow, or hail?
A weather vane shows the direction from which the wind blows by
What is pointing where the wind is coming from?
Why should soil be conserved and not wasted?
Because it takes a long time to form.
This is decayed matter in soil. It adds nutruents to the soil and is located in the topsoil.
what is humus
The type of weather that occurs near a cold front.
What are thunderstorms? (the temperature drops as well)