Water Cycle 1
Water Cycle 2
Weather Instruments
Air Masses
Vocabulary
100

Name 3 different reservoirs 

Lake, Ocean, Pond, Water bottle, ground water storage, glacier, cloud, etc. 

100
This is what happens when liquid turns into a gas.
Evaporation
100
This is used to measure air pressure
Barometer
100
A place where two masses meet
Front
100

What causes ocean currents? 

Wind currents. 

... what is the cycle of the wind currents? 

200

The constant movement of the earth's water is called 

The water cycle

200
This is what happens when gas changes into a liquid.
Condensation
200

To predict in weather is called 

A forecast 

200
This is formed when a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass. The warm air is pushed up and then it cools and forms thick clouds.
Cold front
200

A stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean

Current

... ducks falling into the ocean 

300

What are the 3 forces that drive a transfer? 

Sun, density, gravity 

300
This starts in clouds and falls to the Earth as snow, rain, sleet, or hail.
Precipitation
300

A scientist who studies and forecasts weather

Meteorologist 

300
This front forms where a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass. The warm air slides up and over the cold air.
warm front
300

The pattern of weather an area experiences over a long period of time

Climate

... causes of climate 

400

The gas formed when water evaporates is called 

Water Vapor

400

A group of water drops suspended in the air is called 

Cloud 

400
This weather instrument is used to measure the amount of rain fall.
Rain Guage
400
A cold front is usually represented with what symbols?
blue line with triangles
400

This acts like a protective blanket over the earth and helps sustain life through a balance of the greenhouse effect. 

Atmosphere 

... what are the layers? 

... air pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. High vs. Low? 

500

Name 5 different water transfers 

precipitation, snowmelt runoff, evaporation, groundwater flow, surface runoff, sublimation, infiltration, seepage, evapotranspiration, etc. 

500
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time?
Weather
500

Name five different weather instruments

Rain gauge, barometer, hygrometer, wind vane, anemometer, thermometer, etc. 

500
A warm front is usually represented by what?
red line with half circles
500
Name 4 types of clouds and describe them 

Stratus (A long, low, gray cloud), Cirrus (High, wispy or feathery clouds), Cumulus (Big, puffy, white clouds), Cumulonimbus 

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