Water Cycle
Instruments
Pot Luck
Clouds
Maps and Associated Weather
100
The phase change that occurs when energy is added to the system and water particles move faster
What is L to G
100
An instrument to record the amount of rainfall in a given area
What is a rain gauge
100
tiny crystals that form when water vapor condenses near the ground and freezes
What is frost
100
Clouds are formed during this process of the water cycle
What is condensation
100
L
What is Low pressure, cloudy skies, precipitation
200
Another name for water in the form of a gas
What is water vapor
200
An instrument for measuring temperature
What is a thermometer
200
A giant swirling storm that originates over warm water
What is a hurricane
200
In order for clouds to form Relative Humidity must be this
What is 100%
200
H
What is High pressure system, clear skies
300
The process of liquid water turning to a gas during heating
What is evaporation
300
an instrument for measuring air pressure
What is a barometer
300
layers of air around the earth
What is the atmosphere
300
The temperature when water vapor turns into tiny liquid water droplets
What is the dew point temperature
300
This is the general direction that weather moves acrosse the US
What is W to E
400
The process of water vapor changing into a liquid through the cooling process
What is condensation
400
An anemometer measures this atmospheric condition
What is wind speed
400
When air temperature = dew point temperature near the ground this forms -
What is fog
400
These three ingredients are needed for cloud formation in nature
What is water vapor, cooling mechanism, condensation nuclei
400
Close white lines that connect points of equal pressure
What are isobars, wind
500
The part of the atmosphere where the water cycle takes place
What is the troposphere
500
an instrument that measures the amount of humidity in the air
What is a hygrometer or sling psychrometer
500
A large body of air with properties similiar to the location of where the mass originated
What is an air mass
500
Double Jeopardy The lifting mechanism that is responsible for cloud formation in the equatorial zone
What is convergence
500
A frontal boundary, usually with blue triangles pointing in the direction of movement
What is a cold front, Clouds, storms, precip.
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