The Water Cycle
It goes from being a liquid to a gas.
What is weather?
What is one thing you can do to stay safe during a storm?
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The temperature is 30 degrees outside. Is it more likely to rain or snow and why?
It is more likely to snow since water freezes at 32 degrees.
What happens to water during condensation?
It goes from being a gas to a liquid again.
What is the atmosphere?
The blanket of air that wraps around the Earth.
What is one thing people do to reduce the impact of a hurricane?
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What are the two ways to measure temperature?
Fahrenheit and Celcius
What happens to water during precipitation?
It falls to the ground.
What is humidity?
The amount of water in the atmosphere
What is drought?
A long period with little to no rain.
How do weather satellites help meteorologists predict the weather?
Satellites show what the atmosphere looks like from space.
Name 4 types of precipitation.
Rain, hail, sleet, snow, freezing rain
What is temperature?
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
What causes lightning?
Lightning is caused by static electricity in the air.
The humidity is at 100%. What could you predict about the weather?
It will rain or there will be a thunderstorm.
Why does water evaporate faster during the summer than the late fall?
Water evaporates faster at higher temperatures.
What is barometric pressure?
The weight of the air pressing down on anything beneath it
Why do hurricanes form near Florida but not near Massachusetts?
A hurricane needs a lot of warm, humid air in order to form. In Massachusetts, the water from the ocean is too cold.
What does a hygrometer measure?
Humidity