Water Cycle
What are examples of surface waters?
Lakes, rivers, and oceans.
What is Dew Point?
Dew Point is the amount of moisture is the air.
What is Convection?
Convection is when warm air rises up then cools and sinks.
What is the heart of the Water Cycle?
The Sun
How is lightning formed?
When energy from snow pellets collide with ice crystals.
What is a Convection Cell?
A cycle of movement effected by density.
What is groundwater?
Water that is gathered underneath the ground.
What shape does a ice crystal take?
A hexagonal shape.
How can Convection be helpful?
Convection can assist humans is producing electricity.
What are the steps of the Water Cycle?
Evaporation, Gathering and forming clouds, precipitation, and returning to a surface water.
How do Hurricanes form?
When winds in a storm reach 74 miles per hour, it becomes a hurricane.
How are the winds created?
Winds are created by lots of built-up pressure.
What is infiltration?
The process of water infiltrating or entering the ground.
Why do hurricanes become weak when they approach land?
Because there is not any water on land.
What are the different strengths of wind called?
Breeze, gale, storm or hurricane.