Water Cycle
Precipitation
Weather
Severe Weather
Weather Fronts
100
During what step of the water cycle does liquid water turn into water vapor because of energy from the Sun?
Evaporation
100
This form of precipitation falls as liquid water droplets from the clouds.
Rain.
100
Weather includes temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and visibility, what is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air.
100
This type of severe weather takes place when a heavy storm consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder.
Thunderstorm.
100
This weather front occurs when warm air moves into a cold air mass, resulting in light, drizzly rain followed by clear weather.
Warm front.
200
During what step of the water cycle does water fall from clouds back to Earth?
Precipitation
200
This form of precipitation falls as liquid water that is below freezing temperatures from the clouds.
Sleet
200
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature
200
What is an electric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces called?
Lightning
200
This weather front occurs when cold air moves into warm air mass, resulting in thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow, followed by cooler weather.
Cold front
300
During what step of the water cycle are clouds and fog formed when water vapor turns back into water droplets?
Condensation
300
This form of precipitation falls as frozen ice crystals from the clouds.
Snow
300
What does a barometer measure?
Atmosphere (air) pressure
300
This severe weather consists of a destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds, is visible as a funnel-shaped cloud, and touches the ground.
Tornado.
300
This weather front occurs when cold air meets a warm air mass, but neither is able to move past the other, causing cloudy, wet weather.
Stationary front
400
During the collection phase of the water cycle, bodies of water form in or on the Earth's surface, what are the three types of collection we talked about?
Run-off, Infiltration, and Glaciers.
400
This form of precipitation falls as frozen chunks of ice from the clouds.
Hail.
400
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
400
This severe weather consists of a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center.
Hurricane.
400
This weather front occurs when a warm air mass moving into a cold air mass is caught by a faster moving cold air mass, resulting in cool temperature and large amounts of rain and snow.
Occluded front.
500
Draw a diagram of the water cycle using the four steps of the water cycle. You must include the correct steps in the correct order.
-> Evaporation --> Condensation --v
^-- Collection <-- Precipitation <---
500
What is responsible for the form of precipitation that falls from the clouds?
The temperature of the atmosphere.
500
What is weather?
The short-term state of the atmosphere.
500
How are lightning and thunder related? (Hint: why can't you have one without the other?)
Lightning makes thunder when the lightning strike heats up the surrounding air very quickly, causing the air to expand. This expansion creates a very loud sound.
500
What three weather fronts are located on this map? Next to each type, write what area of the US is experiencing it (West, Northeast, or Southeast)
Cold front - West
Warm front - Northeast
Occluded front - Southwest.