Not Vocab
What happens if rain goes into a lake?
The water may stay there for some time or evaporate back into the air.
What is the process of liquid water being heated and turning into water vapor called?
Evaporation
Fresh water is what kind of natural resource?
Renewable
The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere from plant leaves is called what?
Transpiration
Why is the water cycle important?
It helps the earth not run out of fresh water.
What is formed when water vapor condenses onto dust in the air?
Clouds
What are the layers of gases surrounding earth called?
Atmosphere
What is an underground storage place for water?
Aquifer
Which season in the United States has a weather pattern that is cold with possible snow and sleet?
Winter
What occurs when air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure?
Wind
What is the weight of the atmosphere called?
Air pressure
What is the process of water vapor being cooled and turned into liquid water called?
Condensation
When the tilt of the earth causes a hemisphere to get less direct sunlight, what happens to the weather in that hemisphere?
The temperature gets colder.
What is something that the earth provides that people use?
Natural Resource
The measure of how much water vapor is in the air is called what?
Humidity
When water falls from clouds it is called what?
Precipitation
Australia is in the southern hemisphere. What season will it have in June?
Winter
Which type of precipitation forms when there is warm air above the cloud but freezing air close to the ground?
Sleet
What is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
Weather
What is a slow-moving river of ice called?
Glacier