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What is the main energy source for the water cycle?

The Sun

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What is water called when it is a gas?

Water Vapor

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What type of cloud is puffy and usually means fair weather?

Cumulus

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What type of precipitation falls as liquid water?

Rain

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Does high pressure usually bring sunny or rainy weather?

Sunny weather

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What process turns liquid water into gas?

Evaporation

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What process forms clouds?

Condensation

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Name three types of precipitation

Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Hail

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Put these in the correct order of the water cycle: precipitation, evaporation, collection, condensation

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection

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Why do puddles disappear after the sun comes out?

Evaporation

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Which clouds bring thunderstorms?

Cumulonimbus

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What type of clouds are thin and wispy?

Cirrus

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What weather comes with low pressure?

Rainy, cloudy, or stormy weather

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Why does humidity increase after it rains?

Rainwater on the ground evaporates into the air

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Why are clouds less likely to appear at night?

There is less energy from the sun to cause evaporation.

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What is runoff?

Runoff is water that flows over the land surface into rivers, lakes, or oceans instead of soaking into the ground

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What would happen if less water evaporated from oceans?

There would be fewer clouds and less precipitation

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Why do cold drinks "sweat"?

Water vapor in the air touches the cold glass, cools down, and condenses

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Why do storms form in low-pressure systems?

Air rises in low-pressure systems, causing it to cool and condense to form clouds and precipitation.

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Why does hail have layers of ice?

The hail is tossed up and down in the clouds by wind causing it to freeze and refreeze with more precipitation.

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Why does warm air hold more water vapor than cold air?

Warm air moves faster and are more spread out, providing more space to old moisture in the air.

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Why do plants and soil become wet in a closed terrarium?

Water evaporates from the soil and plants and then condenses on the lids and walls, falling back down on the plants and soil again (mini water cycle)

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Why is the water cycle important to life?

It provides fresh water for plants and animals and distributes water around the planet

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What is the best sports team?

GATORS!!

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What is Mr. Watkins favorite food?

SUSHI!!!!