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The Water Cycle
Biomes
Climate Zones
Measuring Weather
Extreme Weather Conditions
100
In a plastic bottle model of the water cycle, when the water moves back down the side of the bottle or falls back down.
What is precipitation?
100
This biome experiences temperatures that range form -50 degrees farenheit in the winter up to 45 degrees farenheit in the summer.
What is a tundra?
100
Ohio has a colder climate than Florida because it has a higher ___________.
What is latitude?
100
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
100
Clouds that indicate thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
200
Most of the water in Earth's atmosphere comes from here.
What is the ocean?
200
A biome with very little humidity
What is a desert or tundra?
200
A climate zone that has a high amount of precipitation and high temperatures.
What is a tropical climate?
200
The type of pressure most likely present during rainy, stormy weather.
What is low pressure?
200
The most common type of precipitation produced by a hurricane.
What is rain?
300
The purpose of ice cubes sitting on the top of a tank that models the water cycle.
What is "to cool the water vapor to cause condensation?"
300
A biome with very little precipitation.
Tundra or desert
300
A climate zone that has low precipitation and low temperatures.
What is a polar climate?
300
Precipitation that will form when temperatures drop from 36 degrees farenheit to 24 degrees farenheit.
What is sleet?
300
Types of precipitation that can occur in freezing temperatures.
What is snow and sleet?
400
Beginning with the ocean, the correct order of water as it travels through the water cycle.
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation?
400
The annual ___________ of a tundra environment is similar to that of a desert environment.
What is precipitation?
400
Three factors that determine climate zones.
What is latitude (distance from equator), temperature, and precipitation
400
Besides current humidity, air pressure, temperature, and precipitation, these factors are used to describe the weather.
What is current wind speed and direction?
400
In order to deal with dangerous weather-related situations with little warning, it is important for families to have a ___________ ____________.
What is a preparedness plan?
500
A correctly labeled diagram of the water cycle with arrows.
*Drawings may very: evaporation>condensation>precipitation>evaporation
500
The main climate difference between deserts and tundras.
What is temperature?
500
The effect a cold ocean current would have on the coastal climate it travels past.
What is a cooler summer than inland areas?
500
Type of precipitation that is cause when there are cooling temperatures, high clouds, and strong winds.
What is hail?
500
Four materials that should be included in a natural disaster preparedness kit.
What is a first-aid kit, blankets, a flashlight, and batteries?