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Where is Earth's Water?
How do water and air affect weather?
What are air masses?
How do we measure and predict weather?
100
How much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
3/4
100
The process of changing liquid water to water vapor is called
evaporation
100
The amount of water vapor in the air is called
humidity
100
Scientists called study weather.
meteorologists
200
How much of the Earth's water is found in the oceans and seas?
97%
200
The process of water vapor becoming liquid water when it cools is called
condensation
200
In the United States, air masses from the south bring __________ weather, while air masses from the north bring _______ weather.
warm, cool
200
Air pressure is measured in inches or millibars with a tool called a
barometer
300
Name 3 places where we find fresh water on our planet.
rivers, lakes, streams, polar ice caps, etc.
300
Any form of water that falls to Earth is called
precipitation
300
The area where the two air masses meet is called a
front
300
Wind speed is measured with a tool called an
anemometer
400
Where is most of the Earth's fresh water found?
Polar ice caps
400
name the parts of the water cycle
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, storage
400
What do cumulus couds look like?
thick, white, and puffy, like piles of cotton.
400
A _______ shows the direction from which the wind is blowing.
wind vane
500
name the 3 states of water
solid, liquid, gas
500
name three different types of precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, hail
500
Scientists add _______ to the name if the clouds are very high or ________ if they are rain-bearing.
alto, nimbo
500
Meteorologists measure the humidity with a tool called a
hygrometer