Water Cycle
When rain falls from clouds it is a form of
percipitation
rain that freezes when it falls is called______.
hail
the higher the elevation the ______ the temperatures.
cooler.
Condensation is _______ in the air.
water vapor
dry
water droplets formed on an object is an example of
condensation
Another word for small raindrops is _______.
drizzle
the ______ the latitude the hotter the temperature.
lower
frost is caused when condensation _______.
freezes
Deserts are all hot. True or false?
false
Evaporation is the main way water leaves...
the ocean (or water sources)
sleet is a mixture of ______ and _______.
rain, ice
warm air _____ and cool air ____.
rises, moves downward
liquid turns to a solid by
cooling.
name the main characteristic of a desert
little precipitation
______ hold most of Earths water.
Oceans
Wind moves from areas of ______ pressure to _______ pressure.
high, low
air mass forming over warm water will create a ______ and _______ air mass
(warm and dry)
(warm and humid)
(cool and humid)
warm and humid
condensation that freezes causes ______.
frost
Higher latitude means _______ temperatures.
colder
How are aquifers (natural water storage) replenished?
rainfall
the thinner the air, the _______ the air pressure.
lower
water cools and warms _______ then land.
slower
Swamps and marshes have high ______.
humidity
Nearness (proximity) to the ocean causes more ______.
precipitation (condensation)