Water Cycle (part 1)
When water changes state from a gas to a liquid, it is called water..
a. droplets
b. vapor
c. rain
What is vapor?
The sun's energy causes water to ________________.
evaporate
The instrument you use to measure precipitation.
a. Rain gauge
b. thermometer
c. ruler
What is a rain gauge
When a cold dry air mass from Canada meets a warm humid air mass in the Midwest of the United States, which of these weather patterns is most likely?
a. thunderstorms
b. steady light rain
c. cold clear weather
thunderstorms
The amount of water vapor in the air is called
a. precipitation
b. clouds
c. humidity
What is humidity?
When water turns into a gas the process is called?
evaporation
When water vapor turns back into water to form a cloud, this is called ________________.
condensation
What tool measures the direction of the wind?
is a wind or weather vane
The weather forecaster for a local news station observes that the air pressure is rising. Which type of weather would he expect to see?
a. clear skies
b. cloudy skies
c. thunderstorms
clear skies
_______ clouds look like layers or sheets in the sky and indicate a light drizzle.
Stratus
How does rainwater become part of Earth’s groundwater supply?
a. by seeping into the soil
b. through runoff into lakes and streams
c. through sewers and drainage systems
by seeping into the soil
What is the source of most of the water that evaporates as part of the water cycle?
a. ice from glaciers
b. salt water from oceans
c. fresh water from lakes and ponds
groundwater from below Earth’s surface
salt water from oceans
The weather instrument that measures wind speed?
anemometer
What is it when a warm air mass takes over a cold air mass?
warm front
_________ clouds are thin and wispy and indicate fair weather.
Cirrus
Water drops form on the outside of your cup. What is this an example of?
condensation
List 4 different types of precipitation.
rain, sleet, snow, hail, dew, humidity, mist
The weather instrument that measures the temperature.
thermometer
Which weather condition is most likely to cause several days of light rain in an area?
a. warm air mass
b. warm front
c. cold front
a warm front
________ is the state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
Weather
______ is the constant movement of Earth's water from the surface to the atmosphere and back again.
a. The Water Cycle
b. The Weather Cycle
c. The Rain Cycle
the Water cycle
Which of these best describes the atmosphere?
a. blue sky made up of empty space and clouds
b. a layer of gases, tiny particles, and water
c. water that has evaporated from oceans
a layer of gases, tiny particles, and water
Which tool will help collect data on air pressure?
barometer
A _____ is a boundary where two different air masses meet.
front
Water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth's surfaces is called _______?
What is runoff?