vocabulary | What is the Water cycle? | How is the water cycle related to weather? | How do land features affect the water cycle? | short Answer |
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The instrument that measures air pressure
Barometer
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Which of the following is NOT a kind of precipitation?
Air
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Which is the lowest temperature at which liquid rain is likely to fall? 32F 45F 75F 0F
32 or 45 degrees F
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Air over water is cooler than over land during the day.
this creates a -------
sea breeze
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Name two types of severe storms.
Tornado and Hurricane
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what is the process in which water moves from the surface of Earth to the air and back again.
the Water Cycle
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What happens when water vapor cools?
condensation
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What is a tropical storm with wind speeds of 74 miles per hour or more?
Hurricane
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In the evening, air over water is warmer than air over land. This creates a _______________
land breeze
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What can you do to stay safe during severe weather? Name at least 2
Listen to local weather stations, Listen for sirens, find shelter
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What is a large body of air?
Air Mass
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What will happen when you heat up liquid water to a high temperature?
It will evaporate
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Where do most storms form?
Fronts
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Warm wet air is pushed up the side of a mountain.
The water vapor _______
the water vapor condenses and it rains.
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Will a pond evaporate faster on a warm sunny day, or a warm , cloudy day?
Warm sunny day.
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What is water that falls back to Earth?
Precipitation
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What is water that flows through rock underground?
Graoundwater
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what causes flooding during a hurricane?
Rain and storm surges
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If a ________ air mass moves into an area, the temperature cools.
Cold
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Why is rainwater not salty if it comes from the ocean?What is
When water evaporates from the ocean, salts are too heavy to evaporate.
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What is process in which liquid changes to a gas
Evaporation
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What is the process in which liquid changes to a gas?What is
Evaporation
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How would an air mass over the Gulf of Mexico most likely be described?What is
Warm and Moist
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If a ___ front forms, the weather is cloudy and wet for days.
Stationary
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what are 3 instruments you might use to measure weather and what do they measure?
Barometer: Air Pressure, Anemometer: Wind Speed, Thermometer, temperature
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