Water
When water changes phases due high temperature it becomes a ______ and what happened is called _______.
Gas, evaporation
The earth is known as a blue planet, how much water makes up the earth’s surface?
75%
When water slowly seeps through the soil and collects underground it is called ___________.
groundwater
A tornado is shaped like a _________.
A spinning column, a funnel
Saltwater has a concentration of salts and other minerals dissolved inside it. So it will freeze at temperatures (below, above, or at 0 degrees)?
Below 0 degrees
When water gas in the air forms droplets of water it is called __________.
Condensation
When the water is in the form of an invisible gas it is called _________.
Water vapor
Sources of freshwater include these four types.
Streams, lakes, ponds, rivers, wetlands, groundwater
What is the tool called that measures air pressure?
barometer
Which has stronger wind a tornado or hurricane?
Tornado
On a cloudy day I will take my umbrella with me, because it might ______. This is called __________.
rain, precipitation
When becomes visible in the form of clouds it begins to ________.
Condense
What are 4 types of precipitation?
Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet
A hurricane is ________ storm that causes ….
Strong powerful, strong winds, heavy rains, flood
If air pressure is high the weather will be ________ and if it is low it will be __________.
Fair(good) , poor stormy rainy
After heavy rain water can go to several places, name 3 places it can go.
Lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, groundwater, underground, wetlands, oceans
What happens during the water cycle that starts with a glacier floating in a warm ocean. 4 steps.
First the glacier melts, next it evaporates, then in condenses into clouds, then is snows as precipitation
Water will _______ when it freezes and ________ when it melts.
Expand and contract
Which storm is unpredictable, a hurricane, tornado, or blizzard?
tornado
Who am I? I like big storms, I study them and film them. I have a lot of expensive and strong tools to help me. I can record them with my camera and sell the footage of the storms.
Storm chaser
In the early morning when Earth has cooled down, you walk through the grass and your feet get wet. Why does this happen?
The earth is cool because the sun didn’t heat it all night, water vapor condenses and forms large droplets on the grass.
In large cities water gets recycled and used over and over. Where does the water go and what happens to it?
Water is recycled at water treatment plants, first chemicals are added to clean the water, then it is filtered, then minerals are added back into the water and it is ready to use again
Weather is often affected by bodies of water. A gulf is a place where ocean water is surrounded by land. The Gulf of Mexico is hot and creates moist, wet, humid air that will travel to different places. If this air traveled to a hot dry desert, how will the weather there change? ** important question.**
The weather will become hot and wet
North and south poles
Who am I? My job is to tell you the weather, I look at weather maps all day and study them. I present the information to you on the TV.
Meteorologist