Water Cycle
Which of the following contains the largest percentage of the Earth's water?
Oceans
Name 3 examples of precipitation
Hail, Snow, rain, sleet
a device that measures temperature
Thermometer
hot water
Another name of a hail cloud.
Cumulonimbus
Name the process that causes the phase change from a solid to a liquid
Melting
The higher the ____________________ in the colder the air becomes.
Altitude
device that measures the amount of rainfall in an area
Rain gauge
Which environment had the highest humidity reading?
the lawn
What heats up the particles of the ground?
Sunlight
The process where plants release water through their leaves is called?
Transpiration
the force that attracts objects towards the center of the Earth
Gravity
a tool that measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Soap Bubble Investigation: The bubble went into the bottle because the air in the bottle was __________ and _________ __________.
cooler and less dense.
the process which energy can transfer through direct contact.
Conduction
What is the defining characteristic of a water cycle?
It has the same starting and ending point.
the amount of water vapor in the air is referred to as
Humidity
a device or tool that measures the wind speed
Anemometer
The density of the air in the balloon immediately after being warmed up by the heating pad. How do you know?
less dense, particles are more spread out
simplified representations of real-world phenomena, objects, systems, or processes used to understand, explain, and make predictions about them
Models
What sequence of processes transports water from the ocean into a cloud?
Evaporation and condensation.
the relationship between the amount of matter in a samples and the amount of space it takes up
Density
a device that carries instruments to the stratosphere to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind speed
weather balloon
The temperature difference of the air inside the balloon and the air outside the balloon, when the balloon reaches the ceiling.
Air in balloon is warmer than air outside the balloon
Which substance makes up the majority of air particles?
Nitrogen