Water Cycle
What is it called when a liquid (water) turns into a vapor (gas)
Evaporation
True or False: All countries on Earth have 4 seasons
False
What is it called when Earth spins on its axis?
Rotation
True or false: the Earth moves around (orbits) the Sun in a perfect circle
False. The Earth moves around (orbits) the Sun in an oval.
True or false: White, fluffy, cumulus, clouds cannot rain.
False! All clouds can rain
Heavy droplets falling from clouds, like rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Precipitation
Where are the hottest countries on Earth?
True or False: The Earth's tilt changes every year.
False. The Earth's tilt is always 23.5 degrees.
Why do we see the Sun rise and set every day?
Because the Earth is orbiting around the Sun
True or False: The Sun is closer to the equator, that is why it is hotter.
False: the equator receives more DIRECT sun, that is why it is hotter
This part of the water cycle forms clouds
Condensation
2. Summer and winter
True or False: Seasons change because the Earth gets closer to or further from the Sun.
False. Season are caused by the Earth's tilt.
Where does the sun rise and set?
Rises in the East, sets in the West
True or False: When water evaporates (turns to gas) it disappears forever.
False
Condensation
Countries near or on the equator have how many seasons? What are they?
2. Wet and dry
What causes day and night?
Rotation
Which planet is 3rd from the Sun?
Earth
What do we call the cycle where water moves from the Earth to the sky and back again?
The Water Cycle
When water goes back into lakes, streams, oceans
Collection
Why do we have seasons?
How many hours are there in 4 rotations?
24+24+24+24= 96 hours
What do we call the center of the Sun where it is extremely hot?
The core
How does water from the ocean get back into the sky to continue the water cycle?
The Sun heats it and it evaporates