Weather and Water Cycle
What is precipitation?
What is A FORM OF WATER THAT COMES FROM A CLOUD. EXAMPLES ARE RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SNOW, HAIL, AND SLEET
What is evaporation?
What is, WATER THAT RISES (WATER VAPOR) AS A RESULT OF BEING HEATED BY THE SUN. YOU CAN NOT SEE EVAPORATION.
What is a mixture?
What is TWO OR MORE FORMS OF MATTER PUT TOGETHER THAT CAN BE SEPARATED EASILY. EXAMPLES ARE NAILS AND SAWDUST, FRUIT LOOPS CEREAL, OR SAND AND IRON FILINGS
What is a solution?
What is, SOLUTIONS THAT CAN NOT BE SEPARATED EASILY OR AT ALL. LEMONADE, SWIMMING POOL WATER, SALTWATER
What is a force?
What is, A PUSH OR A PULL
What is the largest source of evaporation for the water cycle?
What are, THE OCEANS.
What is condensation?
What is, WHEN EVAPORATION TURNS BACK INTO LIQUID WATER WHEN COOLED HIGH IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Do these forms of matter have a definite shape and/or volume? Solids - liquids - gases
What is: SOLIDS HAVE A DEFINITE SHAPE AND VOLUME, LIQUIDS HAVE NO DEFINITE SHAPE, BUT THEY HAVE A DEFINITE VOLUME GASES HAVE NO DEFINITE SHAPE AND NO DEFINITE VOLUME
What are atoms?
What is ATOMS ARE THE SMALLEST PIECES OF MATTER THAT CAN STILL BE IDENTIFIED AS MATTER?
What is motion?
What is, A CHANGE IN AN OBJECTS POSITION.
What are the stages of the water cycle in order?
What is EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, PRECIPITATION, COLLECTION/RUNOFF
SINCE IT IS A CYCLE STUDENTS MAY START ANYWHERE AS LONG AS THE FOLLOWING STAGES ARE IN ORDER.
What is runoff and collection?
What is RUNOFF HAPPENS WHEN WATER LANDS ON HIGHER AREAS OF LAND LIKE MOUNTAIN OR HILLS AND TRICKLES "RUNS OFF" TO THE LOWER AREAS LIKE LAKES, PONDS, AND OCEANS WHERE IT COLLECTS.
What is volume?
What is THE AMOUNT OF SPACE SOMETHING TAKES UP
What is mass?
What is THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT
What is gravity?
What is A FORCE THAT PULLS OBJECTS TOWARDS EARTH
How does freezing rain form?
What is, IT STARTS IN CLOUDS AS SNOW AND THEN FALLS THROUGH A LAYER OF WARM AIR THAT MELTS IT. IT THEN PASSES THROUGH A SMALL LAYER OF FREEZING AIR BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND AS WATER THAT FREEZES ON IMPACT.
What type of weather would you see with high air pressure? and with low air pressure?
What is: HIGH AIR PRESSURE - FAIR WEATHER, NO RAIN OR CLOUDS
LOW AIR PRESSURE - CLOUDY AND MOST LIKELY RAINY WEATHER.
What is a physical change?
What is, CHANGES IN MATTER THAT LEAVE IT IN A STATE THAT IS THE SAME MATTER. EXAMPLES ARE TEARING A PIECE OF PAPER, CARVING WOOD. THE END RESULT IS STILL THE SAME MATTER.
How do you find the volume of an irregular object? Hint: you will need water :)
What is BY FILLING A MEASURING DEVICE WITH ENOUGH WATER FOR THE OBJECT TO BE FULLY SUBMERGED IN AND THEN DROPPING THE OBJECT INTO IT AND MEASURING HOW FAR THE WATER LEVEL RISES. YOU WILL THEN NEED TO SUBTRACT THE STARTING NUMBER FROM THE ENDING NUMBER = WATER DISPLACEMENT :)
What is acceleration?
What is A CHANGE IN AN OBJECTS VELOCITY (speed and direction)
How does elevation affect climate?
What is THE HIGHER LAND IS ABOVE SEA LEVEL THE COOLER IT WILL BE. THAT'S WHY THERE IS SNOW AT THE TOPS OF SOME MOUNTAINS AND FLOWERS AND GRASS AT THE BOTTOM.
How does nearness to large bodies of water affect climate?
What is WATER COOLS DOWN AND WARMS UP SLOWER THAN LAND. THE AREAS CLOSER TO WATER WILL BE WARMER IN THE WINTER TIME AND COOLER IN THE SUMMER TIME IN RELATION TO LAND THAT IS LOCATED FARTHER INLAND FROM WATER.
What is a chemical change?
What is, CHANGES IN MATTER THAT LEAVE IT AS A NEW TYPE OF MATTER. EXAMPLES WOULD BE BURNING WOOD = ASHES, GASOLINE BURNING IN A CAR = HEAT THAT MOVES CAR PARTS, METAL RUSTING ON A FENCE = IRON OXIDE.
What are the factors that help matter like sugar and salt dissolve faster in water? *Must name both
What is, STIRRING AND WARM WATER. STIRRING WILL CAUSE WATER TO DISSOLVE THE MATTER FASTER BECAUSE IT IS IN MOTION. WARM WATER SPEEDS UP THE MOVEMENT OF ATOMS SO IT WILL CAUSE THE MATTER TO BREAKDOWN FASTER.
Why is pushing an object like an empty cart easier than pushing a full one?
What is, THERE IS LESS MASS IN THE CART MAKING IT EASIER TO MOVE. LESS MASS = LESS FRICTION FROM THE WHEELS ON THE GROUND.