The Water Cycle
Water falling to the surface of the Earth (rain, snow, sleet, hail) is called this.
What is precipitation?
What is rises?
When heated up with the same source, does water or land heat faster?
What is land?
After warm air rises, condensation can lead to the formation of these.
What are clouds?
Surface currents are driver by this.
What are surface winds?
True or False - There is NO beginning or end (it is a cycle).
What is true?
In a climograph, the line graph represents...
What is temperature?
Temperature differences between the land and water surfaces cause these oceanic wind phenomena.
What are sea and land breezes?
This temperature is related with clear skies?
What is cold?
These two factors impact density and drive deep ocean currents.
What are salinity and temperature differences?
True or False - Different water molecules are always entering and exiting the water cycle.
What is false - the same water molecules are always in this cycle and never enter or exit?
We have seen rising temperatures in our climate data which correlates with this rising greenhouse gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
Water requiring more energy to change temperature compared to land is an example of this?
What is specific heat?
When cold air sinks it creates this pressure system.
What is high pressure?
This can influence the movement of water.
A change from a liquid to a gas is called this.
What is evaporation?
This is the source of power for hurricanes.
What is warm water?
Variations in temperature lead directly to this.
What is differences in air pressure?
This pressure system is associated with stormy weather.
What is low pressure?
This is the percentage of ocean water that is considered "deep ocean."
What is 90%?
This is the word describing the process in which clouds, mist, and fog are formed.
What is condensation?
Hurricanes are categorized by this.
What is wind speed?
These three components impact the unequal heating of the Earth.
What are latitude, elevation, and specific heat?
Wind always moves in this direction.
What is high to low?
Ocean currents can regulate regional climates due to their ability to do this.
What is redistribute heat?