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
As you go up a mountain the temperature goes...
down
Measure air pressure
Barometer
Water turning from vapor into rain droplets is an example of what process?
condensation
List the steps of the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
What is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure? Hint: we measure this in mph
Wind
Why are the polar zones so cold?
Less direct sunlight
Anemometer
plant leaves losing water
transpiration
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of what process?
precipitation
Day-to-day and seasonal conditions of the atmosphere.
Weather
The long-term pattern of weather in a location over many many years (usually 30 years or more).
Climate
Measures wind direction (two answers)
Wind vane OR weather vane
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
What type of weather does a high-pressure system bring?
Clear weather
Predict the weather: a low-pressure system with cumulonimbus clouds are over the Miami area.
rainy/thunderstorms
Measures temperature
Thermometer
What processes put water vapor into the atmosphere? (Hint: There are two)
evaporation, transpiration
A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
Air Mass
In the state of North Carolina, we live in which hemisphere?
Northern Hemisphere
The invisible line that goes around the center of the Earth
Equator
Measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen
Rain Gauge