Water Cycle
Name one part of the water cycle.
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
What is the major difference in nicknames between the inner and outer planets?
Outer planets - gas giants
What is humidity?
how much water vapor (gas) is in the atomosphere
Name one category of rock.
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
What are the 3 climate zones?
Polar, temperate, tropical
What form of matter does evaporation show?
gas
Which planet is the closest proximity to the sun
Mercury
What is the difference between high and low pressure?
High pressure days show happy or fair weather, the sun is out
Low pressure is lousy or stormy weather
True or false? Rocks always take the same path in the rock cycle.
False
What is the climate zone for Florida?
Tropical
What role does the ocean play in the water cycle?
How does the distance from the Sun affect the temperature of the planets?
The closer the planet is to the sun, the higher the temperature is
The father away from the sun the colder the temperature is
Which type of clouds are stormy weather?
Cumulonimbus Clouds
What is weathering?
breaking a rock down
How does a locations proximity to water affect the temperature?
When a location is closer to the water, the temperature is similar.
When a location is farther from the water, the temperature changes more.
During which part of the water cycle does dew form?
condensation
How does distance of the planets affect the time it takes to orbit the Sun?
When planets are farther away from the sun, it takes longer to orbit the sun.
When planets are closer to the sun, it takes a shorter amount of time to orbit the sun.
What are the 4 forms of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
What is erosion?
Moving it away
How does elevation affect the climate?
The higher you go, the colder it gets (snow on a higher elevation)
Where does precipitation happen in the water cycle?
From the clouds, when it rains/snows.
What do Neptune and Uranus have in common?
Both planets have an atomosphere
What tool measures air pressure?
barameter
Why is the grand canyon a good example of weathering a erosion?
Weathering and erosion is a major land form that shows how rocks are broken down differently by weather and how it's been moved over a long period of time
What is latitude?
The distance a location is from the equator.