Weather and the Water Cycle

What is weather?

• The temperature in an area.

• The climate of an area.

• the condition of the outside air at a particular moment

• The amount of precipitation in an area.

What is moving air called?

• A hurricane

• Wind

• A breeze

• A gust.

Name the cloud in the picture.

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Thundercloud

Which type of cloud form close to the earth in flat layers and are associated with stormy weather.

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

The changing of water vapor into water is called...

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Run off

• Precipitation

What powers the water cycle?

• Wind

• Rain

• Oceans

• The un

Water that flows on the earth's surface is...

• Run off

• Groundwater

• Puddles

• Rivers

Rain, sleet, and snow are forms of...

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transportation

• Precipitation

Which type of cloud is shown in the picture?

• Stratus

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

What must happen before condensation can take place?

• Water vapor must be high in the sky.

• The temperature must rise.

• Precipitation must take palce

• The Sun must heat the water.