Water Cycle
The sun changes the state of water from a liquid to a gas in what process?
Evaporation
What powers the water cycle?
What is humidity?
Water vapor in the atmosphere.
As you go up a mountain the temperature goes...
down
As latitude increases, temperatures
Decrease
Water turning from vapor into rain droplets is an example of what process?
condensation
List the steps of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
What is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure?
Wind
Climate zone that is warm and rainy and located near the equator
Tropical
Climate zone that is cold and dry with very little precipitation
Polar zone
plant leaves losing water
transpiration
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of what process?
precipitation
the average weather in an area over long period of time
climate
Name the climate zones starting from the top of the Earth to the bottom
Polar, temperate, tropical, tropical, temperate, polar
Why are the polar zones so cold?
Less direct sunlight
On a cold day in winter, Jasmine breathed on the cold car window. The window fogged up enough so that she could write her name on the glass with her finger. Why did the fog form on the window?
A. Her warm breath caused precipitation when it hit the cold air.
B. The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.
C. The warmth of her breath melted the clear layer of ice on the window.
D. Her breath contained moisture droplets that evaporated against the window.
B. The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.
Which of the following best describes what clouds are made of?
A. fog that has risen from the ground
B. large amounts of water that has evaporated
C. water vapor that has condensed into droplets
D. rain or snow that has been pushed together by wind
C. water vapor that has condensed into droplets
Predict the weather: cumulus clouds in the sky, high pressure system, 12% humidity
A. Rainy, foggy, low humidity
B. Rainy, foggy, high humidity
C. Good/fair weather, low humidity
D. Good/fair weather, high humidity
C. Good/fair weather, low humidity
Predict the weather: a low-pressure system with cumulonimbus clouds are over the Miami area.
Climate zone that has moderate temperatures
Temperate zone
What processes put water vapor into the atmosphere?
evaporation, transpiration
This type of precipitation forms in layers, mainly in summer during thunderstorms
Hail
Form of precipitation that forms when rain melts then refreezes as it hits the ground
Sleet
T/F: Areas close to bodies of water are cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer
False, they are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer because of their MODERATING EFFECT
What are three things that can affect climate?
Latitude, distance from a large body of water, and elevation.