WEATHER

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WEATHER

• Journal Entries
• For Weather (Part 2)
• Water Cycle, Clouds, Tools

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Table of Contents
Date TOPIC P.
EQ 17 States of Water 17
EQ 18 Water Cycle 18
EQ 19 Change of Form 19
EQ 20 Condensation 20
EQ 21 Run-off 21
EQ 22 Cloud Formation 22
EQ 23 Types of Clouds 23
EQ 24 Prefixes/Suffixes 24
EQ 25 Cloud Names 25
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Table of Contents
Date TOPIC P.
EQ 26 Tools 26








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EQ 17 p.17

• Q What are some examples of the different states
  of water?

LIQUID SOLID GAS





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EQ 17 p.17

• Q What are some examples of the different states
  of water?

LIQUID SOLID GAS
rain dew ice water vapor
rivers clouds frost steam
ocean lake hail
fog puddles snow
streams ponds
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EQ 18 p.18

• Q Explain each component of the water cycle.
• 1. EVAPORATION water heats changes from a
  liquid to a gas (water vapor) enters the
  atmosphere.
• 2. TRANSPIRATION Plants change water from a
  liquid to a gas.
• 3. CONDENSATION Water vapor (gas) cools
  changes to liquid. Forms clouds, dew, or frost.
• 4. PRECIPITATION Water droplets fall in various
  forms (rain, snow, sleet, hail) depending on
  temperatures.

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EQ 19 p.19

• Q How does water change form in the water cycle?
• 1. EVAPORATION from liquid to a gas due to heat.
• 2. TRANSPIRATION from liquid to a gas in plants.
• 3. CONDENSATION from gas to a liquid due to
  cold.
• 4. PRECIPITATION from a liquid to a liquid or
  solid depending on temperature.

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EQ 20 p.20

• Q What can result from condensation?
• 1. CLOUDS
• 2. DEW when water vapor condenses directly onto a
  surface.
• 3. FROST when water vapor changes from gas
  directly to ice crystals on a surface when
  temperature is freezing or below.

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EQ 21 p.21

• Q What is the difference between surface-water
  flow groundwater flow?
• SURFACE-WATER FLOW the flowing of water over the
  ground back to sea level because gound is not
  porous or the precipitation is falling too fast
  to sink into the ground.
• GROUNDWATER FLOW water flowing underground
  because the surface is porous there is lots of
  space in the soil to hold the water.

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EQ 22 p.22

• Q How do clouds form?
• 1. The sun heats the water turning liquid water
  into water vapor by evaporation.
• 2. The warm, moist, water vapor (gas) rises and
  cools.
• 3. Cooled water vapor condenses into liquid water
  droplets around dust particles in the air.
• 4. The liquid droplets join together to form a
  visible cloud.

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EQ 23 p.23

• Q Describe the three major types of clouds.
• 1. CUMULUS clouds are fluffy and puffy with flat
  bottoms. White fair weather, Dark rain or
  thunderstorms.
• 2. CIRRUS clouds are wispy like a mares tail and
  HIGH in the sky signaling fair weather.
• 3. STRATUS clouds spread out layer upon layer
  over a large area with precipitation.

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EQ 24 p.24

• Q What are some cloud prefixes / suffixes?
• cirrus high
• cumulus puffy, piled up
• stratus layered
• nimbus rain
• alto middle

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EQ 25 p.25

• Q How do cloud names act as clues to weather
  conditions?
• CULULONIMBUS a cumulus cloud that grows
  becomes a thunderstorm NIMBOSTRATUS a stratus
  cloud that precipitates.
• ALTOSTRATUS a medium level stratus cloud.
• ALTOCUMULUS a medium level cumulus cloud.

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EQ 26 p.26

• Q What tools are used to accurately collect
  weather data to ensure precise weather
  predictions?
• ANEMOMETER measures wind speed in miles per hour.
• WIND VANE measures wind direction from which the
  wind is blowing.
• THERMOMETER measures temperature in degrees
  Fahrenheit or Celsius.
• SLING-PSYCHROMETER measures relative humidity
  (amount of water vapor in the air)
• BAROMETER measures air pressure in inches of
  mercury or millibars.
• RAIN GAUGE measures the amount of precipitation
  in inches or centimeters.