Weather, Climate and the Water Cycle- 4th grade

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What do you call the changes of water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth?

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the water cycle

Front

What is run off?

Back

Water that is not evaporated, absorbed in the soil, and continues to flow until it reaches a larger body of water.

Front

What is the term for what happens outside day to day?

Back

Weather

Front

What describes the day to day conditions of the atmosphere in an area, over a short period of time?

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Weather

Front

What can represent the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time, such as 30 years?

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Climate

Front

What is the process called when water changes from liquid to gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds?

Back

Condensation

Front

What do we call the water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

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Precipitation

Front

What is the term for the long-term average of weather patterns in a specific area?

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Climate

Front

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun