Water Cycle
What is condensation?
When water cools down from vapor and turns back into a liquid. (Clouds)
What is weather?
What the air feels like right now outside/ how it looks outside right now.
Based off of the Temperature chart which season is the coldest?
Winter
What does a rain gauge do?
It measures the amount of rain in an area.
Which is an example of non severe weather?
Hurricane, Tornado, a light rain
a light rain
What is Evaporation?
When water heats up and turns into water vapor.
What is climate?
A pattern of weather in an area.
Based off of the climate chart what is the climate of Florida?
Hot Humid
What does a hygrometer do?
It measures the humidity in the air.
Which is an example of severe weather?
Tornado, Snow, Rain
Tornado
What is Precipitation?
When clouds get too heavy or cold the water inside of them falls back down to the ground in the from of rain, sleet, snow, hail, etc.
If I said, "it is usually cold in January here." is that weather or climate?
Climate becasue it is a pattern
Based off the Climate chart what is the climate of Missouri?
Mild
What does a wind vane do?
It shows the direction of wind.
Give an example of severe weather.
Tornado, Hurricane, flooding, thunderstorms
What is collection?
Where water is stored until it is evaporated again.
Like the ocean or a lake.
If I said "it is raining outside right now." Is that weather or climate?
Weather
Based off the temperature chart what has a higher temerature, Summer or Fall?
Summer
What does a barometer do?
It measures air pressure.
A town has a problem with flooding. To fix this problem they build a walmart. Will this fix the problem?
No building a walmart will not fix flooding.
If a cup of water was left in the desert for a long time what will happen to the water inside of it?
It will evaporate because of the heat.
Give one example of weather and climate
Weather: It is cold today
Climate: It is usually hot in July
Which state has a cool climate?
Alaska
What does a anemometer do?
It measures wind speed.
A town has a problem with Hurricanes, to fix this problem they build flood walls to separate their town from the ocean. Will this help the problem? why or why not?
Yes it will help because the hurricane might not cause as much flooding.