Water Cycle
What is the process of a liquid becoming a gas?
Evaporation
Where does most energy on Earth come from?
The sun
What is the process of water droplets falling as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
What are the two major types of fronts?
Cold and Hot
What is the atmosphere?
The layer of gases that surrounds the surface of the Earth
What is the process of a gas becoming a liquid?
Condensation
By the reflection of light waves off the Earth's surface.
What causes water to enter the air?
Evaporation
What are temperatures like after a warm front?
Warmer than before
What is the movement of air from one part of the atmosphere to another?
Wind
What is the process of water flowing into collection points such as streams, lakes, the ocean, etc.?
Runoff
How does temperature relate to the amount of water evaporated in the air?
Higher temperatures lead to more water evaporated
What causes clouds to form?
Condensation
What are temperatures like after a cold front?
Colder than before
What parts of the water cycle happen in the atmosphere?
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
What is the process that of groundwater flowing beneath the surface?
Percolation
How does temperature relate to humidity?
Higher temperatures allow the air to hold more water
How does pressure relate to rainfall?
Lower pressures lead to more rainfall
How is rainfall affected when a cold front passes through?
Heavy rainfall or thunderstorms followed by clear days
In what layer of the the atmosphere does weather occur?
Troposphere
What force drives precipitation, runoff, infiltration, and percolation?
Gravity
How does temperature affect the severity of storms?
Higher differences between hot surface temperatures and cold upper atmosphere temperatures leads to more severe weather
How does wind relate to rainfall?
Stronger winds lead to more rainfall
How is rainfall affected when a warm front moves through?
Slight rain over several days followed by several more days of clouds
What gas makes up most of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen