Water
Where does most of the water vapor in the atmosphere comes from?
Most of the water vapor in the atmosphere comes from the ocean.
Where does the water drop go if it starts in a plant, it transpires, and then evaporates?
If the water drop starts in a plant, then transpires and evaporates, it will go into the atmosphere.
What two variables are most important for determining a climate zone?
The two variables that are most important for determining a climate zone are the amount of precipitation and average temperature.
Other variables include: latitude, elevation, proximity to large bodies of water, ocean currents, atmospheric circulation.
This severe weather puts stress on natural and human communities. Aquatic animals and organisms might die as a result, as well as plants that are not adapted for this time of environment. Food production is often reduced and people have to conserve water.
A drought put stress on natural and human communities. Aquatic animals and organisms might die as a result, as well as plants that are not adapted for this time of environment. Food production is often reduced and people have to conserve water.
What climate zone is very hot and rarely rains?
An arid climate zone is very hot and rarely rains.
Earth's water is made up of __________% salt water and ___________% fresh water.
Earth's water is made up of 97% salt water and 3% fresh water.
A drop of water starts in the soil and is absorbed by roots. Where does this drop of water go?
A drop of water that starts in the soil and is absorbed by roots goes to a plant.
How does the ocean influence the weather?
The ocean influences the weather in many different ways. For example, it creates temperature control (cooler summers, warmer winters) and heat storage (absorbs heat during warmer months and releases it in cooler months); it is a source of moisture for precipitation; it helps power major storms (i.e. hurricanes, tropical storms, blizzards, etc); and it shapes global weather patterns (changes temperature patterns, causes disasters in other areas, etc.
What is a severe storm with low temperatures, strong winds, and large quantities of snow called?
A blizzard is a severe storm with low temperatures, strong winds, and large quantities of snow.
What climate zone is warm all year round and very wet?
A tropical climate zone is warm all year round and very wet.
Where is most of the fresh water on Earth is found?
Most of the fresh water on Earth is found in ice caps and glaciers.
A water drop starts as groundwater but then filters into a ______. Name two locations that a drop of groundwater could filter into.
A drop of groundwater could filter into a river or a lake.
What is severe weather and what can happen as a result of this type of weather?
Severe weather is out-of-the-ordinary and extreme weather conditions. Different types of severe weather may cause dangerous situations that could damage property and threaten lives. For example, a tornado could destroy a house, a drought could limit the access of water/affect crop growth, hurricanes and thunderstorms could lead to flooding, etc.
Wind systems that rotate around an eye, or center of low pressure, and often form over warm tropical seas are called?
Wind systems that rotate around an eye, or center of low pressure, and often form over warm tropical seas are called hurricanes.
What climates zone is cold all year with lots of snow?
A polar climate zone is cold all year with lots of snow.
Explain how water changes from one state of matter to another.
gas to liquid: Water vapor condenses to liquid water.
liquid to gas: Liquid water evaporates and becomes water vapor.
liquid to solid: Liquid water freezes and becomes solid water (ice).
solid to liquid: Solid water (ice) melts to become liquid water.
A drop of water starts in the atmosphere as water vapor, then condenses and falls to the ____, on a _________, on a _______, and on the _______. Name the four locations.
A drop of water starting in the atmosphere, could condense and fall to the soil, on a glacier, on a lake, on the ocean.
Explain the difference between weather and climate.
Weather is the condition of the air around us (heat, moisture, pressure, and movement are important variables that determine weather). Climate, however, refers to the average or typical weather conditions in a region of the world.
During this severe weather, the rapid movement of air creates a static electric charge in the clouds. Lightning is produced when this static electricity discharges.
During a thunderstorm the rapid movement of air creates a static electric charge in the clouds. Lightning is produced when this static electricity discharges.
What climate zone has mild to warm summers, cold winters, and is normally wet during warmer months?
A continental climate zone has mild to warm summers, cold winters, and is normally wet during warmer months.
Describe the difference between a small and large water cycle.
A water cycle is the global water-recycling system and shows the movement of water on, above, or below the Earth's surface.
A small water cycle takes a short time to complete, goes through less steps, recycles the water back to its starting place quickly. For example, transpiration from a tree, condensation into fog or dew that falls to the ground to be take up again by a tree.
However, a large water cycle takes a long time to complete, involves more processes, and typically moves to water to a new location. For example, evaporation from the ocean, precipitation as snow, flow in a stream and river system, movement into the ground water, emergence in a spring, flow to the ocean.
Why, when it rains, does water flow into streams, streams flow into rivers, and rivers eventually flow into the ocean?
Water flow into streams, streams flow into rivers, and rivers eventually flow into the ocean because gravity is always pulling things down towards the center of the earth. This is also known as runoff.
Choose one climate zone that you learned about. Explain where that climate zone is typically found, a description of the climate zone, a country found here, and types of vegetation that grow here.
Answers may will vary.
This type of severe weather forms when cold air over the land runs into a mass of warm air, the warm air is forced upward violently. At the same time, cooler, more-dense air flows in from the sides and twists the rising warm air.
Tornadoes are a type of severe weather that forms when cold air over the land runs into a mass of warm air, the warm air is forced upward violently. At the same time, cooler, more-dense air flows in from the sides and twists the rising warm air.
What climate zone has four main seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter?
A temperate climate zone has four main seasons - spring, summer, autumn, and winter.