Weather Unit 1 FLASHCARD

Front

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

Back

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

Front

In which environment would the potential for evaporation be the highest?
Options: Over a cool ocean, A forest in the middle of a continent, A hot rainforest, A desert

Back

A hot rainforest

Front

To which process is the formation of clouds related?

Back

Condensation

Front

Which number is showing transpiration in the water cycle image?

Back

2

Front

On Earth, what process generates MOST of the water vapor?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water that falls from the sky.

Front

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a product of photosynthesis?

Back

transpiration

Front

Which statement describes the movement of air particles based on heat in the atmosphere?

Back

Cool air is heated by the Earth's surface which rises higher in the atmosphere, cools off, and sinks back down to Earth to be reheated.

Front

What are clouds made of?

Back

liquid water droplets, ice crystals, and particles of dust/dirt

Front

You walk outside on a cool summer morning and notice the grass is wet despite that it did not rain. Which statement best explains what happened?

Back

Warm, moist air was cooled down to the dew point temperature during the night, which caused water vapor to condense into liquid on the cool grass.