Water Cycle
When water in any form falls from the sky, we call it _____.
Precipitation
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. An air mass formed over Canada is likely to be [cold/warm] and [dry/moist].
cold and dry
Is it hurricanes or tornadoes that form over land?
tornadoes
Feathery, thin clouds are called _____ clouds.
cirrus
The uneven heating of Earth's surface causes what?
wind
When liquid water turns into water vapor, _____ has occurred.
Evaporation
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. An air mass formed over the ocean near the equator is likely to be [cold/warm] and [dry/moist].
warm and moist
Is it hurricanes or tornadoes that form over warm water?
hurricanes
"nimbus" clouds bring what type of weather?
rain/storms
What gives wind its mass?
air molecules
When water vapor turns to liquid, _____ has occurred.
Condensation
When two masses meet, it's called a ____.
Front
Strong winds blowing loose dirt and sand causes what type of storm?
dust storm
puffy, cotton ball-like clouds are called _____ clouds.
cumulus
The Coriolis Effect causes wind to blow in a ____ way.
curved
List 4 types of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
What type of front brings thunderstorms?
Cold front
When small water droplets freeze and fall, but get swept back up in an updraft many times until they get too heavy and fall, what type of storm is about to happen?
hail storm
List one type of high-level cloud
cirrostratus, cirrus, cirrocumulus
During a sunny day, _____ breeze occurs because wind blows from a place of high pressure (colder water) to a place of lower pressure (warmer land)
sea
If air inside a cloud is below freezing, and air is below freezing on the way down, what type of precipitation will fall?
Snow
What type of front brings clouds and long periods of steady rain?
warm front
_____ pressure weather systems usually cause storms.
Low
What cloud type is vertical and can be found in all three levels?
Cumulonimbus
Which heats faster: water or land?
land