Water Cycle By Kacey Jones Ms Tabors Science

Water Cycle By: Kacey Jones Ms. Tabor’s Science Class 2011

Water cycle is when water moves into the air as water vapors and comes back to the earth’s surface as precipitation.

Solids �Ice is the solid of water.

Liquids �Water is a liquid. Water can be seen in oceans , seas , rivers , and rain.

Gases �Water in gas form is called water vapor.

The four kinds of Precipitations �Snow �Rain

The four kinds of Precipitations �Sleet �Hail

A cloud forms when water vapor in the air condenses.

Stratus �Are low-level clouds that form in layers. Stratus cloud usually bring rain.

Cumulus �Clouds are fluffy and are flat at the bottom.

Cirrus �Clouds are thin clouds that look like feathers.

Cumulonimbus �Clouds that bring thunderstorms.

The difference between climate and weather is…. �Climate – is weather over a long period of time. �Weather – the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

Thermometers �Measures the temperature of the air.

Rain Gauge Measures �Collects and measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen in a area.

Barometers �Measures air pressure.

Wind Vane �Measures direction of wind.

Anemometer �Measures the speed of the wind.

Cold Front And Warm Front �Cold front – cold air mass meets warm air mass and thunderstorms appear. �Warm front – warm air mass meets cold air mass and layers of gray clouds and steady precipitation.

Summary �I learned that barometer measures air pressure. �My favorite part of this unit was doing all of the lab’s.