Phases of Cycle
This happens when a cloud becomes too heavy and full of water
What is precipitation?
Water in gas form
What is steam/mist/water vapor?
An instrument that measures temperature
What is a thermometer ?
When sunshine shines through water droplets and observer stands at low angle, it is observed.
What is a rainbow?
Water that runs off land to other places
What is runoff?
Water can travel from soil to petal this way
What is a plant's roots suck up water and the water travels up through plant's stem?
Give three examples of precipitation
Instrument used to measure precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
Large and intense spiraling storms with high winds and rain
What is a hurricane or typhoon?
What is condensation?
When liquid water absorbs enough heat energy this happens
What is evaporation?
Three states water can exist in
What is solid, liquid, or gas?
An instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
Prolonged period with little to no rainfall
What is a drought?
The Earth stabilizes its temperature this way
What is water?
Water can collect here after precipitation
This determines the type of precipitation that will fall
What is the temperature of the air?
Instrument used to measure humidity
What is a hygrometer?
Thin, new ice that forms on fresh water or dew covered surfaces
What is black ice?
Curve or bend in river
What is a meander?
Two ways to of speeding up evaporation process
What is larger surface area and heat?
Will water carry everything with it when it evaporates? Say why.
What is no?
Only the water evaporates leaving behind salt, coloring, etc.
What is an anemometer?
Wind makes sound this way
What is wind itself it silent? Wind makes sound by blowing against surfaces.
City storm drain system empties into this place
What is the Sewer?