Water Cycle and Weather By Paul Curcione

Water Cycle Evaporation Condensation Precipitation

Evaporation Water as a liquid becomes water as a _________

Condensation Water vapor becomes water __________

Precipitation What goes up as gas comes down as a ____

Runoff If water is not absorbed in the ground where does it go?

Clouds Stratus Cumulous Cirrus Nimbus (rain)

Stratus Do you see the layers? Are these clouds low or high in the atmosphere?

Cumulous What do these clouds remind you of?

Cotton balls

Cirrus What do these remind you of?

Feathers

Nimbus When you think of nimbus you should think of _________

Fog Is fog a cloud?

Meteorologist Which one of you would like this job? Oh, they make mucho dollars! Just thought you might want to know that.

5 elements of Weather 1.Precipitation 2.Humidity 3.Air pressure 4.Temperature 5.__________

Climate What is the difference between climate and weather?

Instruments/Technology Thermometers Rain Gauge Wind Vane Anemometer Barometer

Thermometer What do I measure?

Rain Gauge What do I measure?

Wind Vane What do I do?

Anemometer What the heck am I for?

Barometer What do I measure? (Hint – think high or low)

Air Mass What makes an air mass an air mass?

Fronts Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Which one is your favorite?

Cold Front

Warm Front When a warm air mass passes by a cold air mass, the temperatures will ________ and you can expect to have light __________

Stationary Front Two powerful air masses come together but stay ________ This front brings a lot of _____________ over ________ days

High Pressure What does high pressure mean?

Low Pressure What does a low pressure area mean?

Atmosphere What layer of the atmosphere has weather?

Atmosphere p. 2 How high is the Hubble Telescope? How high up is the International Space Station? How high up are weather satellites?

Answer Hubble miles up there ISS – 250 miles up there Weather satellites - often in geosynchronous orbit at 23,000 miles high.

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