Water Cycle
What is evaporation?
This is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
This is the series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere.
What is the water cycle?
This is the greek word for water.
What is hydro?
This is water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere.
What is precipitation?
This is the average weather pattern for a region over a long period of time.
What is climate?
List the four types of precipitation.
What is rain, sleet, snow, and hail?
This is the greek word for ground.
What is geo?
The process where a gas or a vapor cools down and turns back into a liquid.
What is condensation?
What is air pressure?
What is humidity?
This is the greek word for life.
What is bio?
The process where plants absord water through their roots and release water vapor back into the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
This is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur.
What is dew point?
This is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at that temperature.
This latin word, means "act or fact of falling headlong."
What is precipitation?
List the three types of clouds mentioned in this week's study guide.
What is stratus clouds, cumulus clouds, and cirrus clouds?