Water Cycle 1
What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from the clouds?
Precipitation
water beading on the outside of a cool glass of water is an example of?
What direction will less dense fluids go?
up/rise
What direction will more dense fluids go?
equator
List 3 types of precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain
water running down earth's surface
What is the temperature like in particles that are spread apart?
hot
What is the temperature like in particles that are packed together?
cold
What direction do wind and ocean currents deflect in the northern hemisphere?
right/clockwise
Water gets warm and changes from liquid to water vapor.
evaporation
gas to liquid
condensation
Describe what particles look like in hot/less dense fluids?
spread apart
tightly packed together/close
If the Earth stopped rotating, what directions would the winds/ocean currents move?
up and down/North and South
What 2 things is a cloud made of?
water and dust particles
What is infiltration?
water that soaks into the ground
Cold ocean water moving from the poles will rise toward the surface as it gets closer to the equator.
True or False
True
A warm water current will be at the surface of the ocean as if moves away from the equator.
True/False
True
What causes the coriolis effect?
the Earth's rotation
List 2 steps of the water cycle that are driven by gravity
precipitation, runoff, infiltration
What is transpiration?
water evaporating from plant leaves
Describe the process of a convection current.
A heat source gives energy to particles. They get less dense/spread apart and rise. They cool off, get more dense/close together and sink. The process repeats.
List 2 places that convection currents occur naturally on Earth.
atmosphere, mantle, ocean currents
Define the Coriolis effect.
the deflect/curve of wind and ocean currents due to the rotation of Earth