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Weather Study
Kay's mom weather study guide
Question | Answer |
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Water freezes at ___ degrees C | 0 |
Water freezes at ___ degrees F | 32 |
Water boils at ____ degrees C | 100 |
Water boils at ____ degrees F | 212 |
Water boils and becomes a gas called | water vapor |
Water changes from a solid to a _______ | Liquid |
Water changes from a liquid to a __________ | Gas |
Water changes from a gas back to a _____ | liquid |
The water Cycle consists of ____,____, and ___ | evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |
This happens when liquid turns into a gas. Water vapor forms and is carried up by the rising warm air | evaporation |
This is what happens when a gas changes into a liquid. The water vapor reaches the high, cool air, it turns into water drops that form clouds. | condensation |
This starts in the clouds and falls to Earth as snow, rain, sleet, or hail. | precipitation |
What are good conditions for snow | temperature below freezing with air full of water vapor |
A front is | where two air masses meet |
A cold front forms | when a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass. Causing heavy rain or snow |
A warm front forms | when a warm air mass slides over a cold air mass |
Weather maps use | symbols |
A cold front symbol is _____ lines, with _____. | blue, triangles |
A warm front symbol is _____ lines, with_____. | red, half circles |
A places average weather conditions for years | Climate |
______ follows a pattern | weather |