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Weather/Water Cycle
About the seasons and weather.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What us another name for Hydrologic Cycle? | The Water Cycle. |
| What is the storage of water? | Water storage. |
| What is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas? | Evaporation. |
| What is the process of snow and ice turning into water vapor, without first melting into a liquid? | Sublimation. |
| Transpiration of ground water through plants and their leaves. | Evapotranspiration |
| Water vapor is changed into a liquid. | Condensation. |
| Water releases from the clouds in a form of rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, or hail. | Precipitation. |
| Precipitation that did not get absorbed into the soil or evaporate. | Runoff. |
| Lots of water in the ground. | Groundwater. |
| Water downward in land into and and rocks. | Infiltration. |
| All the water in a drain goes into the same place. | Watershed. |
| What measures air pressure? | Barometer. |
| Cool, more dense, and spins clockwise. Sinks. | High Pressure. |
| Warm, less dense, and spins counter clockwise. Rises. | Low pressure. |
| What type of weather does a high pressure system have? | Sunny, clear skies, cool, dry air, and calm winds. |
| What type of weather does a low pressure system have? | Cloudy stormy skies, strong winds, and warm, moist air. |
| Where do warm air fronts come from? | S, SE, and E. |
| Where do cold air fronts come from? | N, NW, and W. |
| What pressure moves into the other? | High pressure areas move into low pressure areas. |
| What tells the way that the arrows on a front show? | The direction that it is facing is the direction that the front is moving. |
| What forms along the leading edge of cold air masses? | Thunderstorms and showers. |
| Cold air mass replaces warm air mass. | Cold front. |
| Warm air mass replaces a cold air mass. | Warm front. |
| What happens along and ahead of a warm front? | Widespread, continuous precipitation. |
| What forms when no air mass is able to replace each other? | A stationary front forms. |
| What happens with a stationary front? | Light rain for several days. |
| A fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm front, and pushes it up and over cold air. | Occluded front. |
| What happens with occluded fronts. | Thunderstorms at first, but after, clear and dry skies. |
| What measures wind speed in mph? | An anemometer. |
| What measures temperature? | A thermometer. |
| What carries weather instruments up to high altitudes? | A weather balloon. |
| What measures the wind direction? | A wind vane. |
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