This is the part of the water cycle that happens when clouds get too full of moisture.
What is precipitation?
100
It is the missing part of this water cycle - precipitation, evaporation, ______________.
What is condensation?
100
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
It is measured by this device. (Picture 2)
What is wind speed?
100
Climate is the average weather patterns of a particular place over a _________ year period.
What is 20 or 30?
100
"Tornado __________" is the name of the area in the central USA that features many tornadoes.
(Picture 3)
What is "Tornado Alley"?
200
This is the measurement of the temperature at which dew forms.
What is the dew point?
200
This is the part of the water cycle where liquid water turns into water vapor (gas), due to sunlight and heat.
What is evaporation?
200
It is the reason why sea breezes come in from the ocean toward the land on warm summer days.
The air over the land is warmer and rises, the air over the ocean is cooler and rushes in to replace the rising air.
200
The five major climate zones are (polar, cold, temperate, desert, and tropical). This particular climate has cold winters and hot summers.
What is temperate?
200
This is the type of front that can cause long, low stratus clouds and often long-lasting rain showers.
What is a warm front?
300
What kind of precipitation most likely occurred on this day?
Wind Speed - 2 mph
Wind direction - North
High Temperature - 25 degrees F
Precipitation - 3"
What is snow?
300
This is the source of energy that powers the water cycle.
What is the sun?
300
Global winds carry weather around the world. They don't travel in a straight line, but instead are curved. This is what makes them curve.
What is the earth's rotation?
300
Because of the tilt of the earth's axis, this is the part of the earth that receives the most direct sunlight.
What is the equator?
300
This is a giant volume of air that is characterized by its temperature and its moisture content.
What is an air mass?
400
This is the precipitation that forms when rain gets caught in an upward wind current, and then freezes higher up in a storm cloud, and then falls to earth.
What is hail?
400
Most of the evaporated water in our atmosphere comes from these.
What are oceans?
400
This is the name of the process where warm air rises, cool air sinks, and then they rotate.
What is convection?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!
What type of precipitation probably fell on this day.
Wind Speed - 22 mph
Wind Direction - Northeast
Temperature - 50 degrees F
Precipitation Amount - 1.5"
What is rain?
400
What color is the warm front in this picture, and what direction is it heading in?
Picture 4
Red, North
500
This is the part of the water cycle that is involved in a dew point experiment (like the one we did with the tin cans in class).
What is condensation?
500
Picture #1
This is the name of the phenomenon that happens in this picture.
What is the rain shadow effect?
500
This is the direction of the wind that is blowing from the east to the west.
What is an easterly wind?
500
This is the term used to describe the Earth's recent overall temperature rise, which has been linked to human activity.
What is global warming?
500
This is the type of front that causes huge cumulonimbus clouds to form, often causing large thunderstorms.