Atmosphere, Clouds, Water Cycle

Atmosphere, Clouds, Water Cycle Notes

By Shelly Barrell

Multiple Choice

A collection of gases that surrounds a planet is known as _________

• climate

• an atmosphere

• weather

• clouds

Multiple Choice

The atmosphere influences all the weather that happens to us in Indiana.

• true

• false

• no one knows

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Crust or Lithosphere

Multiple Choice

As you go up in the atmosphere the temperature___________

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• it is unpredictable

Multiple Choice

The temperature of the atmosphere determines the....

• amount your ears will pop

• type of precipitation

• strength and speed of the wind

Multiple Choice

As you go higher in the atmosphere the pressure____________

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• it is unpredictable

Multiple Choice

The pressure of the atmosphere determines the....

• amount your ears will pop

• type of precipitation

• strength and speed of the wind

• formation of the clouds

Fill in the Blank

Unequal heating of the Earth results in pressure differences in the atmosphere, this creates

.

Multiple Choice

Clouds are made of _______.

• solid (frozen) water

• water vapor or water droplets

• liquids

• aerosals (tiny gas particles)

Multiple Choice

Observing and understanding the cloud types in the sky, we can.....

• gain an understanding of what is happening in the atmosphere

• predict the type of severe weather headed our way

• know the temperature of the atmosphere

• figure out the wind speed with a little more math

Draw

Circle the cumulus cloud

Open Ended

How do we know what type of precipitation will fall?

Multiple Choice

Convection, radiation, and conduction are all ways that ________ is transferred within and around the atmosphere.

• weather

• wind

• energy

• clouds

Multiple Choice

Which best defines the water cycle?

• the process of making water from hydrogen and oxygen

• the power behind our weather

• the way that water is moved from land to sea

• natural process of moving water around the planet

Multiple Choice

Does the water cycle influence our weather?

• Yes

• No

• no one actually knows

Draw

Label the parts of the water cycle in this image.

Open Ended

Why is the water cycle important to me as an 8th grader?

Poll

How are you feeling about the water cycle?

• AWESOME! I could teach it to someone else

• Good - but need a little practice and review

• Okay - but there are still somethings I just don't get

• Terrible because I didn't pay attention today