Weather and Weather and Water CycleWater Cycle

Vocabulary and Concept Review

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Water CycleWater CycleDo you know all of the parts of the water cycle? Name each step in

order from 1-4. Click your mouse to check your answers.

condensation

evaporationrun-off

precipitation

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Layers of the AtmosphereLayers of the AtmosphereClick on each layer of the atmosphere to see which layer it is.

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ThermosphereThermosphere

Which of the statements below is a fact about the thermosphere?

It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

It is where most of the weather happens.

It is where airplanes usually fly.

MesosphereMesosphere

Which of the statements below is a fact about the mesosphere?

It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

It is where most of the weather happens.

It is where airplanes usually fly.

StratosphereStratosphere

Which of the statements below is a fact about the stratosphere?

It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

It is where most of the weather happens.

It is where airplanes usually fly.

TroposphereTroposphere

Which of the statements below is a fact about the troposphere?

It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

It is where most of the weather happens.

It is where airplanes usually fly.

Click on the place on the map that probably has the highest moisture content (more humidity).

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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.

cumulus

TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER

cirrus

cumulonimbus

stratus

heavy rainand storms

steady rain

cool, fair

clear, warm

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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.

cumulus

TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER

cirrus

cumulonimbus

stratus

heavy rainand storms

steady rain

cool, fair

clear, warm

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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.

cumulus

TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER

cirrus

cumulonimbus

stratus

heavy rainand storms

steady rain

cool, fair

clear, warm

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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.

cumulus

TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER

cirrus

cumulonimbus

stratus

heavy rainand storms

steady rain

cool, fair

clear, warm

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Which unit would you use to measure how much snow we

got this winter?

degrees

centimeters

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Which unit would you use to measure yesterday’s

temperature?

degrees

centimeters

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Which unit would you use to measure how much rain Chicago got last week?

degrees

centimeters

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Click on the place on the globe where a warm air mass is most likely to form.

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Click on the place on the globe where a cold air mass is most likely to form.

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Which vocabulary term best describes how Earth’s atmosphere traps thermal energy from the sun

to warm the air?

air mass

front

greenhouse effect

air pressure

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Which vocabulary term best describes the border where two

air masses meet?

air mass

front

greenhouse effect

air pressure

humidityNext Question

Which vocabulary term refers to the amount of moisture (or

water vapor) in the air?

air mass

front

greenhouse effect

air pressure

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Use what you know about weather fronts to put in order what happens when a warm air

mass catches up to a cold air mass.

Warm air cools and forms clouds.

Warm air mass collides with cold air mass.

Warm air moves forward and up over

the cold mass.

Rain or other precipitation falls.

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What happens to air pressure as you go higher up

in the atmosphere?

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