Water Cycle
Where is the most water found on Earth?
Oceans
Water vapor that has condensed back into water droplets.
What is deposition?
When sediment is dropped somewhere new.
What do we use to measure the direction of the wind?
Weather vane
Name two natural sources of water.
Ocean, pond, lake, river.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
Evaporation
Which type of cloud covers the sky like a blanket?
Stratus.
Erosion can be caused by which three things?
Wind, ice, and water.
Name four types of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
What is a landform?
A natural feature of the Earth's surface.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
Condensation
Cirrostratus clouds are a mixture of which two basic types of clouds?
Cirrus and stratus.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called _______.
Erosion
"The spring season is wetter in Oregon than it is in Utah."
Is this an example of weather or climate?
Climate.
_________ is the low part between two mountains.
Valley
What controls whether water is a gas, liquid or solid ice?
The temperature
A large storm cloud that is made from many cumulus clouds put together is called __________.
Cumulonimbus
______ is when sediment is worn away from rocks or other landforms.
Weathering
Which type of precipitation forms when water vapor freezes to make ice crystals?
Snow
This type of landform is formed when water erodes rock or soil over time.
Canyon
What is the scientific term for all water that falls to Earth?
Precipitation.
What type of cloud makes fog when it is close to the ground?
The triangular-shaped deposit formed when a river empties into the ocean is a ______.
Delta
What do we use to measure the speed of the wind?
Anemometer.
What is the difference between and island and a peninsula?
An island is completely surrounded by water. A peninsula is surrounded on three sides by water but connected to the mainland.