Water in the Atmosphere Reteaching

There are three main parts of the water cycle: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

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​The Water Cycle

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Melting

Condensation

Freezing

Evaporation

• The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.

• Water evaporates from oceans, lakes, rivers, and more.

• Heat and wind cause evaporation.

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​Evaporation

• The process by which water vapor is transferred from plants to the atmosphere

• Tiny water droplets are released from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere

• This is another way water gets into the atmopshere.

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Transpiration

• The process by which a gas changes to a liquid

• When the temperature decreases, water vapor turns back into liquid water

• These tiny water droplets from clouds

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Condensation

• Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to Earth's surface

• Precipitation comes from clouds

• Rain is the most common form of precipitation

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​Precipitation

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The process by which a gas changes to a liquid

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to Earth's surface.

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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The process by which water vapor is transferred from plants to the atmosphere.

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Rain, Sleet, Snow, Freezing Rain, Hail

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There are five main types of precipitation

Liquid water falling through air above freezing

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​Rain

Small spheres of ice smaller that 5mm in diameter.

These melt and then refreeze on their way to the ground

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​Sleet

Snow forms in clouds as ice crystals.

It stays frozen all the way to the ground.

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Snow

This precipitation falls passes through warm air and turns into rain.

It doesn't freeze until it hits a surface and instantly turns into ice.

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Freezing Rain

Hail is larger pieces of ice 5mm or larger in diameter.

Hail only forms in thunderstorms.

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Hail

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Rain

Sleet

Snow

Hail

Freezing Rain

• Rain

• Sleet

• Snow

• Hail

• Freezing Rain

Clouds form in the atmosphere during the process of condensation. There are 6 types of clouds you are responsible for knowing: Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Nimbostratus, and Fog.

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Clouds

In order for a cloud to form, three things need to be present:

• Water vapor

• Cooling air

• Dust or smoke

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Cloud Formation

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What must be present in order for a cloud to form?

• Low level clouds

• resembles balls of cotton

• associated with fair weather

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Cumulus Clouds

• Upper level clouds

• Wispy

• often called "horse tails"

• associated with fair weather

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Cirrus Clouds

• Low level clouds

• Cover the entire sky

• Block out the sun

• Light rain or snow​

Stratus Clouds

• Vertically developed clouds

• Thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and heavy rain

• anvil shape

Cumulonimbus Clouds

• Low level clouds

• Cover the sky

• Give long periods of steady rain or snow

Nimbostratus Clouds

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Cumulonimbus

Cumulus

Stratus

Nimbostratus

Cirrus

Humidity and Dew Point

The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

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​Humidity

The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold.

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Relative Humidity

The temperature at which condensation begins

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​Dew Point

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• Relative humidity

• Dew Point

• Humidity

The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold

The temperature at which condensation begins

The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold

• The temperature at which condensation begins

• The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

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If the dry bulb temperature is 16 and the wet bulb temperature is 12, the relative humidity is ​

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and the dew point temperature is ​ ​

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If the dry bulb temperature is 28 and the wet bulb temperature is 28, the relative humidity is ​ ​

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and the dew point temperature is ​

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