Water Cycle
Water Cycle 2
Weather
Climate
Weather and Climate
100
The sun changes the state of water from a liquid to a gas in what process?
Evaporation
100
What powers the water cycle?
The sun
100
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air/atmosphere
100
As you go up a mountain the temperature goes...
down
100
As latitude increases, temperature
Decreases
200
Water turning from vapor into rain droplets is an example of what process?
condensation
200
List the steps of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
200
What is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure?
Wind
200
Climate zone that is warm and rainy and located near the equator
Tropical
200
Climate zone that is cold and dry with very little precipitation
Polar zone
300
plant leaves losing water
transpiration
300
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of what process?
precipitation
300
You observe falling precipitation. The temperature is 80°F and the wind speed is 4 miles per hour. What type of precipitation do you most likely observe?
rain
300
Name the climate zones starting from the top of the Earth to the bottom 
Polar, temperate, tropical, tropical, temperate, polar 
300
Why are the polar zones so cold?
Less direct sunlight
400
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.
400
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
400
Form of precipitation that forms when rain melts then refreezes as it hits the ground
Sleet
400
Predict the weather: a low-pressure system with cumulonimbus clouds are over the Miami area.
rainy/thunderstorms
400
Climate zone that has moderate temperatures
Temperate zone
500
What processes put water vapor into the atmosphere? (Hint: There are two)
evaporation, transpiration
500
This type of precipitation forms in layers and mainly in summer during thunderstorms
Hail
500
Predict the weather: cumulus clouds in the sky, high pressure system, 12% humidity
A. Rainy, foggy, dry
B. Rainy, foggy, humid
C. Good/fair weather, dry
D. Good/fair weather, humid
C. Good/fair weather, dry
500
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
500
What are three factors that affect climate?
Latitude, nearness to a large body of water, and elevation