WorksheetsEarth's Systems and Patterns
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
the blanket of air and dust particles that surrounds Earth
atmosphere
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
A tool that detects the direction in which the way wind is blowing
barometer
rain guage
wind vane
thermometer
A tool that measures air pressure
wind vane
rain guage
barometer
thermometer
this tool measures air temperature
thermometer
hygrometer
barometer
rain gauge
this tool measures wind speed
baromter
thermometer
hygometer
anemometer
this tool measures liquid precipitation
rain gauge
wind vane
thermometer
anemometer
A climate zone that is found at Earth's North and South Poles (freezing, very little precipitation) (( no active water cycle))
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
Wetland
Climate zone in between the tropical and polar zones( cold winters, warm summers, experience all 4 seasons)
temperate
polar
tropical
desert
Climate zones found near the equator, where heat from the sun is mostly concentrated (warm, hot, humid, wet)
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
Wetland
Frozen land (cold, snow covered in winter, flowers in summer, treeless region)
desert
tundra
wetland
rain forest
A low area that has water on or close to its surface for at least part of the year ( hot, high humidity, covered in water)
desert
wetland/swamp
tundra
rain forest
Forests found in areas that get more than 100 inches of rain a year (very wet, humid, warm temperatures)
rain forest
tundra
wetland
desert
the series of steps by which water moves between Earth and the atmosphere
water cycle
matter
atmopshere
water vapor
the change from liquid water into water vapor (liquid to a gas)
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
run-off
the change from water vapor to liquid water ( gas to liquid)
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
run-off
this tool is used to measure humidity
hygrometer
thermometer
anemometer
wind vane
A mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
cloud
run-off
precipitation
dew
This occurs when a body of water, like a river, overflows into the surrounding land.
flood
strom surge
hurricane
tornado
This is a heavy rainstorm that includes lightning and thunder.
flood
thunderstorm
hurricane
tornado
A huge rainstorm that forms over oceans and bring very high winds.
hurricane
blizzard
tornado
storm surge
High water along a shoreline pushed by winds during a hurricane or other large storm
tornado
flood
storm surge
thunderstorm
Violent, spinning wind that looks like a dark, funnel-shaped cloud.
blizzard
hurricane
tornado
flood
A sever snowstorm that lasts long and has high winds.
blizzard
thunderstorm
hurricane
tornado
