Water Cycle
The sun changes the state of water from a liquid to a gas in what process?
Evaporation
What powers the water cycle?
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air/atmosphere
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather describes the short term conditions of the atmosphere and climate describes long term patterns of weather in a specific region.
As latitude increases, temperature
Decreases
Water turning from vapor into rain droplets is an example of what process?
condensation
Where is the majority of earth's fresh water found?
Glaciers and ice caps
What is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure?
Wind
Climate zone that is warm and rainy and located near the equator
Tropical
Climate zone that is cold and dry with very little precipitation
Polar zone
plant leaves losing water
transpiration
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of what process?
precipitation
A body of air that covers a large area and has similar temperature and humidity throughout
Air mass
heat energy moving from one place to another due to the motion of the warm and cold air masses (rising and sinking)
convection currents
Why are the polar zones so cold?
Less direct sunlight
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.
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
Air always moves from _______ pressure to _________ pressure zones.
High to low
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
Nitrogen
Climate zone that has moderate temperatures
Temperate zone
What processes put water vapor into the atmosphere? (Hint: There are two)
evaporation, transpiration
What percentage of earth's water is found in oceans?
97%
Name 4 elements of weather
Temperature, humidity, air pressure, precipitation, clouds, fog, wind
Name 4 factors that affect climate patterns
Latitude, Elevation, Precipitation, Temperature, Ocean Currents, and The Wind
Name the 3 places where convection currents can occur
Oceans, atmosphere, lithosphere (mantle)