The Water Cycle
What is the process in which water turns from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What do you use to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
What are the two types of air masses?
Cold and warm
Would it be colder high up on a mountain or at the bottom?
High up
What is the aquifer?
The underground water source
What is the process in which water turns from a gas into a liquid?
Condensation
What do you use to measure air pressure?
Barometer
What kinds of clouds indicate thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
Climate is the _________ of weather conditions in an area.
How are aquifers refilled?
Snow and rain falling on the land.
Where does condensation take place?
Clouds
What do you use to measure precipitation fall?
What does a high pressure system indicate?
Fair weather
Name two differences between weather and climate.
Climate: long term, overall weather patterns
Weather: short term, daily weather patterns
Describe two things about the temperate climate zone.
Moderate temperatures
Different amounts of precipitation
Middle latitudes
Where does most evaporation take place?
Oceans
What is a structure with tools for measuring weather data at a given location?
Weather station
How does hail form?
Rain moves up and down in a cloud, slowly gaining more layers as it refreezes each time.
a. Over a desert
b. Over a warm ocean
c. Over a cold ocean
d. Over a polar zone
a. Over a desert
Describe three things about the tropical zone.
Warm temperatures
Near the equator
Can be wet or dry
What is a cloud near the ground called?
Fog
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What kind of cloud is lowest in the sky?
Cirrus, stratus, altocumulus
Stratus
Bodies of water
Landforms
Elevation
Distance from equator
Describe 3 things about the polar zone.
Coldest temperature
Little precipitation
High latitudes