Multiple Choice
The condition of the air is _____.
a. atmosphere
b. science
c. weather
c. weather
to soak up
absorb
The weather conditions an area receives over time is _____.
climate
_____ are windstorms that form over hot land.
tornadoes
(See water cycle picture/poster)
What is happening in step 1?
The sun heats the earth's water
Ice that falls during some thunderstorms is ____.
a. drizzle
b. hail
c. snow
b. hail
moving air
wind
The climate area that is always cold is the _____ zone.
frigid
The layer of air that surrounds the earth is the _____.
atmosphere
(See water cycle picture/poster)
What is happening in step 2-3?
The water evaporates
Warm water vapor rises
A meteorologist studies the _____.
a. earth
b. ocean
c. weather
c. weather
windstorm often called a twister
tornado
Water changing from water vapor to a liquid is called _____.
condensation
electricity that jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the earth
lightning
(See water cycle picture/poster)
What is happening in step 4?
The water vapor cools, forming a cloud
Beads of frozen rain are called _____.
a. drizzle
b. sleet
c. snow
b. sleet
weight of air
air pressure
_____ are formed when molecules of water vapor begin to freeze.
snowflakes
Name the three most common storms in the United States.
thunderstorms
hurricanes
tornadoes
(See water cycle picture/poster)
What is happening in step 5?
The cloud cools, causing precipitation to fall
1. The atmosphere keeping heat from the earth from escaping back into space is called the _____ effect.
a. greenhouse
b. evaporation
c. weather
2. The sun's heat energy changes water into a gas called water _____.
a. droplets
b. fall
c. vapor
a. greenhouse
c. vapor
sound that follows lightning
thunder
_____ are whirling windstorms that form over a warm ocean.
hurricanes
Name the three main elements that make weather.
heat
water
wind
(See water cycle picture/poster)
What is happening in step 6?
Water is used on the earth and returns to the ocean