Water Cycle More Water Cycle Seasons Weather Graphing

Water Cycle More Water Cycle Seasons Weather Graphing Weather Instruments 1 pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 5 pt 5 pt

When water changes from a liquid to a gas.

Evaportion

Water that falls from clouds.

Precipitation

When water changes from a gas to a liquid.

Condensation

Water that is on the Earth’s surface.

Collection

Daily Double: The amount of water vapor in the air.

Humidity

What condensation forms

Clouds

What liquid turns into when it evaporates

Water vapor

The energy for the water cycle

The Sun

The process which moves water around the Earth

The water cycle

Name the forms of precipitation

Rain, sleet, snow, hail

Describe what a tree would look like in each season

Spring: budding Summer: full of green leaves Fall: colorful/falling leaves Winter: bare

Name 2 differences between fall and winter

1) In fall it rains, in winter it snows. 2) The temperature is colder in the winter.

The temperature is 71℉ on Tuesday and humid all week. What is the season, most likely?

Summer

Daily Double: In fall, the weather gets cooler. Name 2 affects this has on nature.

Sample answer: -Geese fly south -Squirrels gather acorns -Leaves fall off trees

What is similar about spring and fall?

They both have cool temperatures

Look at this forecast. What types of clothes would you wear on Sunday?

Rain jacket, rain boots, umbrella.

Which of these days is most likely to have the highest humidity?

Thursday

Which of these days of the coldest?

Thursday

This is a graph of South Carolina’s weather for 20 days. What two types of weather occur the most?

Sunny and partly sunny

Jessica is working on her Science Fair project. She plans to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in her yard over the past month. What instrument should she use?

Rain gauge

How many days did it rain in South Carolina?

Three

Mrs. Johnson plans to go out over the weekend in her new kayak. First, she must know how fast the wind is blowing to see if it’s appropriate to kayak. What instrument should she use?

Anemometer

Mrs. Mc. Donough wants to make sure that she dresses her baby correctly to go for a walk. In order for her to know the temperature outside, what instrument should she use?

Thermometer

A pilot is getting ready to fly a plane. Before he flies it, he must know the direction of the wind. What instrument should he use?

Weather/wind vane

A meteorologist observes some dark clouds outside. He speculates that there is low air pressure outside. What instrument should he use to determine the air pressure?

Barometer