Water Cycle
Liquid water changing into gas
Evaporation
Type of pressure linked to sinking air
High pressure
Tool used to measure air pressure
Barometer
Bottom axis of a climate graph
Months
Weather describes conditions over what time period?
Short term
Gas changing back into liquid droplets
Condensation
Air that is packed tightly is called what?
Dense air
Term for how much water vapor is in the air
Humidity
What green bars on a climate graph represent
Precipitation
Climate describes weather over what time period?
Long term
Water falling from clouds to Earth
Precipitation
Type of pressure that causes rising air
Low pressure
Term for how close air is to being full of water vapor
Dew point
What the red line on a climate graph shows
Temperature
Example of weather
Rain today
Process that moves water from land to rivers and oceans
Runoff
Why does rising air often lead to clouds?
Rising air cools and condenses
Fast river of air high in the atmosphere
Jet stream
Which y-axis matches precipitation
Left y-axis
Example of climate
Florida is warm and humid
Explain how the sun provides energy for the water cycle
The sun heats water causing evaporation
Dense air sinks, less dense air rises
Explain how air density affects weather conditions
Explain why meteorologists use weather tools
Tools help measure and predict weather
Explain why graphs are useful in science
Graphs show patterns and trends
Explain why a hurricane is weather, not climate
Climate is long-term patterns