Water Cycle
What is the constant moving of water on earth to the atmosphere and back again?
The Water Cycle
What type of precipitation falls from clouds in 45 degree weather?
Rain
Low clouds, looks like a flat blanket, arranged in layers, cloudy skies, usually gray in color, cool temperatures, good chance for precipitation (light showers)
stratus cloud
Which instrument is used to record average precipitation?
Rain Gauge
In which phase are clouds formed?
Condensation
This form of precipitation falls from the sky as snow, melts and refreezes when it hits the ground
Sleet
This cloud is made from ice crystals; stretched
Cirrus
This instrument measures air pressure
barometer
A ditch is a place of collection. Eventually the water will be transported to other reservoirs, thus, allowing ________________ to take place.
a, transpiration b, runoff c, condensation
runoff
At what temperature does water freeze?
0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the lowest cloud to the earth's surface?
Which weather instrument measures wind speed?
Anemometer
By which process is water returned to the atmosphere?
a. precipitation
b. condensation
c. evaporation
evaporation
This type of precipitation forms when the air is at or near freezing from the cloud to the ground.
Snow
This cloud is known as a storm cloud.
Cumulonimbus
Compass
The amount of moisture in the air is referred to as
a. precipitation
b. condensation
c. humidity
humidity
Name the four types of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
This cloud looks like puffy cotton balls in the sky.
Cumulus
Which weather instrument measures humidity?
Hygrometer