Water Cycle
Water Cycle 2
Weather
Climate
Weather and Climate
100

The sun changes the state of water from a liquid to a gas in what process?

Evaporation 

100

What powers the water cycle?

The sun 
100

What is humidity?

The amount of water vapor in the air/atmosphere 

100

As you go up a mountain the temperature goes...

down

100

As latitude increases, temperature

Decreases

200

Water turning from vapor into rain droplets is an example of what process?

condensation

200

List the steps of the water cycle.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection

200

What is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure?

Wind

200

Climate zone that is warm and rainy and located near the equator 

Tropical

200

Climate zone that is cold and dry with very little precipitation   

Polar zone

300

plant leaves losing water 

transpiration

300

Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of what process? 

precipitation 

300

You observe falling precipitation. The temperature is 80°F and the wind speed is 4 miles per hour. What type of precipitation do you most likely observe?

rain

300

Name the climate zones starting from the top of the Earth to the bottom 

Polar, temperate, tropical, tropical, temperate, polar 

300

Why are the polar zones so cold?

Less direct sunlight

400

On a cold day in winter, Jasmine breathed on the cold car window. The window fogged up enough so that she could write her name on the glass with her finger. Why did the fog form on the window?

A. Her warm breath caused precipitation when it hit the cold air.

B. The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.

C. The warmth of her breath melted the clear layer of ice on the window.

D. Her breath contained moisture droplets that evaporated against the window.

B. The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.

400

Which of the following best describes what clouds are made of?

A. fog that has risen from the ground

B. large amounts of water that has evaporated

C. water vapor that has condensed into droplets

D. rain or snow that has been pushed together by wind

C. water vapor that has condensed into droplets

400

Form of precipitation that forms when rain melts then refreezes as it hits the ground 


Sleet

400

Predict the weather: a low-pressure system with cumulonimbus clouds are over the Miami area.

rainy/thunderstorms
400

Climate zone that has moderate temperatures 

Temperate zone

500

What processes put water vapor into the atmosphere? (Hint: There are two)

evaporation, transpiration 

500

This type of precipitation forms in layers and mainly in summer during thunderstorms 

Hail

500

Predict the weather: cumulus clouds in the sky, high pressure system, 12% humidity 

A. Rainy, foggy, dry

B. Rainy, foggy, humid

C. Good/fair weather, dry

D. Good/fair weather, humid

C. Good/fair weather, dry 

500

T/F: Areas close to bodies of water are cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer

False, they are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer because of their MODERATING EFFECT 

500

What are three factors that affect climate?

Latitude, nearness to a large body of water, and elevation