Weather and Water

What is condensation?

• Liquid cools and turns into water vapor

• Water vapor heats and collects in droplets

• Ice heats up and turns to liquid

• Water vapor cools and collects in droplets

Which two statements that describe weather?

• Central Texas has hot summers and mild winter

• this week the high temperatures are above 100 degrees

• today it will be cool and windy

• summers are warm and humid in South Texas

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Which two statements are describe climate?

• Winters and very cold and snowy.

• Rain is expected all week

• Summers and warm and humid

• Today it is cool and windy

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Which is a change to Earth's surfact NOT caused by the Sun?

• Plants using the sun's energy to help them grow

• Water being evaporated

• The Sun causes lava to boil

• Snow is melted by the Sun

Which two are examples of water heating?

• ocean water turning into water vapor

• water droplets falling to the ground as rain

• water vapor turns into clouds

• Snow melting and running into a river

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Which two are examples of water cooling?

• Water droplets falling to the ground as rain

• Ocean water turing into water vapor

• Water evaporating from a lake

• Water vapor turning into clouds

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Can the speed of wind cool air temperature

• no

• yes

Which three tools help to collect weather data?

• anemometer

• meter stick

• wind vane

• calendar

• balance

Without the sun, which part of the water cycle would be effected first?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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Weather or Climate?

Tracking rainfall over long periods of time

• weather

• climate

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