Water Cycle
The three states of matter
Definitions
Weather Instrument
Climate and weather
Fronts
100
What comes after Evaporation
Condensation
100
What is a solid
State of matter that has a definite shape and volume.
100
What is Precipitation
Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow
100
What is a thermometer
Measures temperature
100
What is the average weather pattern in a region over time
Climate
100
What is the transition zone where a cold front of air is replacing a warmer one
A cold front
200
What is the water cycle?
The continuous movement of water between Earth’s surface and the air, changing from a liquid to a gas into a liquid.
200
What is a liquid
A state of matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape.
200
What is Runoff
Water that flows over Earth’s surface and into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans
200
What does a rain gauge measure
How much rain has fallen
200
What is weather
What the air is like in a certain time and place
200
What is a warm front
A boundary between a mass of warm air and a retreating mass of cold air
300
Why does the water cycle not have a start and endpoint?
Earths water is always in movement, and the water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the Earths surface. Since the water cycle truly is a “cycle” there is no beginning and end
300
What is a gas
A state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume
300
What is Condensation
When a gas changes into a liquid when heat is removed
300
What is this and what does it do
Anemometer and it measures the speed of the wind
300
What are the lowest clouds in the sky and describe them
Stratus low gray clouds that are like a blanket
300
What is a stationary front
Occurs when a cold front or warm front stops moving
400
In which step of the water cycle does the sun play the most important role?
The sun is the energy source of the entire water cycle. The sun causes water to evaporate
400
What state of matter does gas change to during condensation
Liquid
400
What is Groundwater
Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes or pores in soil or rock
400
What does a wind/weather vain do and what does it look like
shows the direction of the wind and has an arrow pointing either N,S,E, or W
400
What are cirrus clouds and what does they look like
High clouds (highest in the sky), wispy like stretched out cotton. Made of ice crystals
400
What front generally moves northwest to southeast
Cold front
500
Path water takes after it condenses into clouds
When water vapor attaches onto dust particles in the air to form clouds. When the water vapor in the air gets cold enough, it condenses back into liquid in the forms of droplets.
500
Give examples of each state of matter
Solid- table, chair
Liquid- water, juice
Gas- air
500
What is Transpiration
The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves. The excess water can be evaporated out of the leaves
500
What is this and what does it do
Barometer it measures air pressure
500
What are these clouds and describe them
Cumulus- white fluffy clouds that are flat on the bottom. They are the middle layer of the sky. Bring sunny pleasant weather
500
Why is the air stationary in a stationary front
The two masses of air are pushing against each other, but neither is powerful enough to move each other.