Chap 7

Question 0

What the air is like at a certain time and place

Answer 0

Weather

Question 1

Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

Answer 1

Precipitation

Question 2

A collection of tiny water drops or ice crystals in the air

Answer 2

Cloud

Question 3

How water moves between earths surface and the atmosphere

Answer 3

Water cycle

Question 4

The pattern of weather of a place over a long time

Answer 4

Climate

Question 5

Time of the year with different weather patterns

Answer 5

Season

Question 6

Blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround the earth

Answer 6

Atmosphere

Question 7

A measure of how hot or cold something is

Answer 7

Temperature

Question 8

Moving air

Answer 8

Wind

Question 9

The weight of the air pressing down on the earth

Answer 9

Air pressure

Question 10

The process through which a liquid changes into a gas

Answer 10

Evaporation

Question 11

Water in its gas form

Answer 11

Water vapor

Question 12

The process through which a gas changes into a liquid

Answer 12

Condensation

Question 13

A powerful storm with rotating winds that forms Over land

Answer 13

Tornado

Question 14

And largest storm with strong winds and heavy rain

Answer 14

Hurricane

Question 15

A storm with lots of snow cold temperatures and strong winds

Answer 15

Blizzard

Question 16

A body that has the shape of a ball

Answer 16

Sphere

Question 17

A line through the center of a spinning object

Answer 17

Axis

Question 18

Where does weather take place?

Answer 18

The atmospheric layer closest to the earth is where weather takes place

Question 19

What is a tool that measures temperature?

Answer 19

Thermometer

Question 20

What heats the earth’s land and water?

Answer 20

The suns energy

Question 21

What measures the amount of precipitation

Answer 21

A rain gauge

Question 22

What points out the wind direction?

Answer 22

A weather vane

Question 23

Where do satellites observe weather from?

Answer 23

Above the earth surface

Question 24

What are three types of clouds that we learned about in class?

Answer 24

Stratus Cirrus Cumulus

Question 25

Can you describe each type of cloud what is a stratus what is a cirrus and what is a cumulus cloud

Answer 25

Pg 200-291 in your science book

Question 26

What is a stratus cloud that forms near the ground?

Answer 26

Fog

Question 27

How does condensation form clouds

Answer 27

1. water vapor rises into the air and cools 2. then it condenses and water collects around the specks in the air. 3. clouds are formed

Question 28

Can you see water vapor?

Answer 28

No but it is in the air all around you

Question 29

What for processes take place in the water cycle?

Answer 29

1. Evaporation 2. Water condenses 3. Water falls 4. Water flows onto the earths surface Mrs. stall says to make sure you're able to explain instep if you get pages 294 and 295 in your book

Question 30

How is the climate described?

Answer 30

By its average temperature and precipitation

Question 31

What does a places climate depend on?

Answer 31

It depends on where the place is located on earth

Question 32

Is the earths axis straight up-and-down

Answer 32

No it is slightly tilted

Question 33

Why did the suns rays strike earth differently at different places?

Answer 33

The suns rays strike the earth differently at different places because the earth shape and tilt

Question 34

Why are there different climates on earth

Answer 34

There are different climates on earth because of the location on Earth, how high a place is, nearness to large bodies of water

Question 35

Why is the air over mountains dry?

Answer 35

This is because there has lost its moisture on the Oceanside. This causes places on the opposite side to have a very dry climate

Question 36

What are the four seasons

Answer 36

Winter, Spring, Summer, fall