Water Cycle
Evaporation is...
when liquid water changes into water vapor by the sun's heat
What is weather?
Weather is the day to day conditions in the atmosphere or a certain location.
What is climate?
Climate is the long term pattern of weather, usually at least 30 years. It includes the average measurements of temperature, wind, humidity, snow, and rain.
Jason is studying the water cycle where he lives. He claims that the water that his family uses was once in the ocean. Which statement about the water cycle most strongly supports this claim?
Ocean water sometimes washes onto the land and seeps into the soil.
Water vapor condenses in the air above the ocean and then returns to the ocean as precipitation.
Water evaporates from the ocean and then may fall as precipitation on land.
3. Water evaporates from the ocean and then may fall as precipitation on land.
Accumulation is...
The collection of precipitation in an area such as rivers, oceans, ditches, clouds, etc.
What tool would you use to measure how hot or cold the temperature is outside?
A thermometer
True or False: Texas has more than one climate?
True: Big Bend National Park is a drier climate where Houston has a rainy climate.
These statements describe the climate of Houston, Texas, EXCEPT for which one?
Houston has much warmer summers than winters.
June is usually the rainiest month in Houston.
The high temperature in Houston today was 32°C (90°F).
Snow falls about once every three years in Houston.
3. The high temperature in Houston today was 32°C (90°F).
Liquid water turning into water vapor is an example of...
Evaporation
How does a rain gauge measure precipitation?
by collecting precipitation in a cylinder where the depth of water is measured.
Students want to research the current climate of an area. What pieces of data should the student collect?
Select TWO correct answers.
temperature over the last week
average temperature over the last 40 years
rainfall over the last year
rainfall over the last 30 years
-average temperature over the last 40 years
-rainfall over the last 30 years
What occurs in the atmosphere after water evaporates?
When the water vapor reaches a certain temperature, it will begin to condense.
Snowmelt flowing down a mountain is called?
Runoff
to measure how much water vapor, or humidity is in the air.
Which statement about rain describes the climate of Texas?
Austin, Texas, had rainy weather today.
The forecast for tomorrow calls for rain in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rain fell on many Texas cities today but not on El Paso.
East Texas receives more rain each year than West Texas.
-East Texas receives more rain each year than West Texas
Maylin made a terrarium and placed a heat lamp over it to represent the Sun's energy. She observed some of the parts of the water cycle in her terrarium. When she turned the heat lamp off, which of the following parts of the water cycle would be affected FIRST?
A. Accumulation
B. Evaporation
C. Runoff
D. Precipitation
B. Evaporation
This process occurs when water vapor cools down...
Condensation
An Anemometer is a tool that meteorologists use. What do they use this tool for?
to measure how fast the wind is blowing (wind speed)
Arizona is hot and dry most of the year. Does this describe weather or climate?
Climate
A student was asked to describe the climate of her hometown in her journal. Which of the following is a sentence that could describe the climate of her hometown?
On average, the city gets about 185 cm of water per year and has an average high temperature of 23℃.
It rained for thirteen hours straight last night, and the lightning kept me awake.
It is expected that the wind will blow at 15 km per hour from the west, and a late afternoon storm could produce lightning and 3 cm of precipitation.
1. On average, the city gets about 185 cm of water per year and has an average high temperature of 23℃.