Label the water cycle. The Water Cycle What comes after precipitation? Collection What comes after evaporation? Condensation What comes after condensation?

Label the water cycle.

The Water Cycle

What comes after precipitation?Collection

What comes after evaporation?Condensation What comes after condensation?Precipitation

Name the Part of the Water Cycle

When water turns into water vapor.Evaporation

Puddles disappear.

• Evaporation

Snowflakes flutter from the sky.

• Precipitation

A bathing suit dries after a swim.

• Evaporation

Drops form in the clouds.

• Condensation

When water turns into water vapor.

• Evaporation

Fluffy clouds form in the sky.

• Condensation

Hail falls to the ground.Precipitation

Fluffy clouds form in the sky.Condensation

Water in a birdbath dries up.Evaporation

The grass becomes wet. Precipitation

Sleet falls.Precipitation

The step after precipitation. Evaporation

Why is the water cycle called a cycle?

Drought

• Drought is when there is little water.

Flood

• Flood is when there is an excess of water.

What does this picture show?

Flood

What does this picture show?

Drought

How would a rain gauge help us with knowing a flood is coming?

Cirrus Cumulus Stratus

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Weather Instruments

& Uses

Thermometer What does a thermometer measure?

Temperature

What units does a thermometer

use?

Fahrenheit °FCelsius °C

Wind Vane

The arrow faces the way the weather is

blowing from.

What does a wind vane measure?

the direction of the wind

Wind VaneIf the arrow faces East, then the wind is

blowing from the ________.North

South

West East

Barometer

Barometer readings can tell us:

• how dry the air is.

• if it is going to storm.

A barometer measures air pressure.

Rain Gauge

Rain gauges measure the amount of rainfall.

What instrument would best help the sailboat?

Wind Vane

What instrument would best help the gardener?

Rain Gauge

Why?????It can let us know how much it is raining.

If you wanted to go outside and play which instrument would you

use to know what to wear?

• Thermometer • Rain gauge

This type of instrument measures in degrees

Fahrenheit.

Wind Vane

Name the weather instrument.

Rain gauge


Thermometer


Barometer


temperature

air pressure

rainfall

wind direction

Using the pen, match the picture to the thing it measures.

What are the units of measure of the thermometer?

Fahrenheit °F

Celsius °C

Drought

• Drought is when there is little water.

A drought is a period of time when there is little A drought is a period of time when there is little rain which causes serious problems such as rain which causes serious problems such as crop damage and/or water supply shortagescrop damage and/or water supply shortages

What causes a drought?What causes a drought?

Drought is caused by the lack of rainfall. Drought is caused by the lack of rainfall.

Impacts of Drought

• Stop washing cars

• Stop watering yard

• Fire risk raised (As forests dry)

• Lack of water for crops/drinking water

Examples of DroughtExamples of Drought

Flood

• Flooding occurs when there is an excess of water.

What causes a flood?

• Large amount of rainfall

• Bodies of water overflow

• Hurricanes, winter storms and snow melt are common (but often overlooked) causes of flooding.

• Hurricane Katrina is the largest flood disaster in our nation’s history and was caused by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma.

Is it showing a drought or a flood, how do you know? Tell me about the picture.

Write about one of Write about one of the pictures.the pictures.

Label the water cycle. The Water Cycle What comes after precipitation? Collection What comes after evaporation? Condensation What comes after condensation?

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