Water Cycle
When water turns into a gas and rises into the atmosphere.
Evaporation
What type of energy is thermal energy?
Heat
The state of matter where particles are vibrating in place.
Solid
The current condition of the atmosphere.
Weather
The slow rising of global temperatures
Global warming/climate change
Where does most evaporation occur?
The ocean
The phase change from a solid to liquid.
Melting
Gas
List 3 types of precipitation
Snow, Rain, Sleet, Hail
Carbon Dioxide
Where would a lot of transpiration occur?
The measure of thermal energy in a substance.
Termperature
What is the heat transfer if you are holding an ice cube?
hand -> ice cube
List at least 3 things that may be included in a weather forecast.
Name one result of global temperatures rising.
Wildfires, drought, natural disasters, rising sea levels, floods
What are the 3 main steps of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
What phase change is from gas to solid?
To change a substance from a liquid to solid, what must I do with its thermal energy?
Take away thermal energy
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is right now, climate is the average over a long period of time
Besides human activities, what could influence the climate of an area?
What 2 things drive the water cycle?
The Sun and Gravity
What phase change is from solid to gas?
Sublimation
The theoretical temperature where particles would completely stop moving.
-273C or 0K
What 2 main things cause weather?
The Sun and water/the water cycle.
List at least 3 climate zones/types
Desert/dry/arid, arctic/polar, temperate/continental, tropical