The Water Cycle
What is Evaporation?
When water changes from a liquid to a gas
Define weather
short term changes in the atmosphere
Define cirrus clouds
They are hardly there. They look like white feathers in the sky.
What does an anemometer measure?
a tool used to measure wind speed.
What is condensation?
When water vapor is cooled and changes from a gas to a liquid.
When a plant releases water through its leaves it is called what?
transpiration
Define cumulonimbus clouds
They look like dark gray instead of white. They mean that a thunderstorm is coming.
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
What provides energy to the water cycle?
The sun.
rainfall that is not absorbed by the soil and travels to the ocean is called what?
Run-off
Define stratus clouds
gray clouds that cover the whole sky.
What does a wind vane measure?
The direction of the wind
What is the water cycle?
The process when water moves from Earth to the atmosphere.
What the weather will be like over a long period of time is called what?
climate
Define cumulus clouds
clouds that look like white fluffs of cotton.
What does a meteorologist do?
they study weather conditions
Water must what for condensation to occur?
cool
Name the four forms of precipitation
snow, hail, sleet, and rain
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?
75%
What is a front?
The area where two air masses meet