Forms of Precipitation
Which type of precipitation is this:
If snowflakes fall from clouds through warmer air, they melt and fall as...
Rain
What do we call when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
Which part of a house is most important in protecting the inside of a home from rainfall?
The roof
A blanket of air that is wrapped around the planet is known as the ...
atmosphere
Which type of precipitation is this:
When rain falls from clouds through an air temperature of 0 degrees, it falls to the ground as...
Snow
What do we call it when vapor changes to a liquid in clouds?
condensation
What are most clouds made of?
Crystals and water droplets
_____ affects weather all over Earth.
Water
Which type of precipitation is this:
Snowflakes fall from clouds and rain forms. If the air on the ground is very cold, rain may freeze and form...
Sleet
Liquid water leaving clouds is called...
Precipitation
True or False: The water on Earth is over 4 billion years old.
TRUE!
How much water vapor is in the atmosphere is known as...
humidity
Which type of precipitation is this:
When rain makes contact with the ground that is 0 degrees it becomes...
Freezing rain
What do we call the step of the water cycle where liquid from precipitation comes together to form a body of water?
Collection
Runoff
Storage
True or False.
The earth is the only place in the solar system where water can be naturally found as a liquid, solid and gas.
TRUE
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place is known as...
Weather
Name all 4 types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain
List the steps of the water cycle in order.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
Name one way water affects the weather.
- Water forms clouds
- Water causes precipitation
- Water absorbs and releases heat
What is an example of humidity?
When your hair frizzes up when you step outside.