Weather and Weather and Water Cycle Water Cycle Vocabulary and Concept Review GET STARTED
Mar 28, 2015
Weather and Weather and Water CycleWater Cycle
Vocabulary and Concept Review
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Water CycleWater CycleDo you know all of the parts of the water cycle? Name each step in
order from 1-4. Click your mouse to check your answers.
condensation
evaporationrun-off
precipitation
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3 4
Layers of the AtmosphereLayers of the AtmosphereClick on each layer of the atmosphere to see which layer it is.
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diagram
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ThermosphereThermosphere
Which of the statements below is a fact about the thermosphere?
It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.
It is where most of the weather happens.
It is where airplanes usually fly.
MesosphereMesosphere
Which of the statements below is a fact about the mesosphere?
It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.
It is where most of the weather happens.
It is where airplanes usually fly.
StratosphereStratosphere
Which of the statements below is a fact about the stratosphere?
It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.
It is where most of the weather happens.
It is where airplanes usually fly.
TroposphereTroposphere
Which of the statements below is a fact about the troposphere?
It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
It is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.
It is where most of the weather happens.
It is where airplanes usually fly.
Click on the place on the map that probably has the highest moisture content (more humidity).
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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.
cumulus
TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER
cirrus
cumulonimbus
stratus
heavy rainand storms
steady rain
cool, fair
clear, warm
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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.
cumulus
TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER
cirrus
cumulonimbus
stratus
heavy rainand storms
steady rain
cool, fair
clear, warm
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Back to the Cloud
Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.
cumulus
TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER
cirrus
cumulonimbus
stratus
heavy rainand storms
steady rain
cool, fair
clear, warm
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Name the type of cloud. Then match it with the type of weather you will probably see with this type of cloud.
cumulus
TYPE of CLOUD WEATHER
cirrus
cumulonimbus
stratus
heavy rainand storms
steady rain
cool, fair
clear, warm
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Back to the Cloud
Which unit would you use to measure how much snow we
got this winter?
degrees
centimeters
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Which unit would you use to measure yesterday’s
temperature?
degrees
centimeters
gramsNext Question
Which unit would you use to measure how much rain Chicago got last week?
degrees
centimeters
gramsNext Question
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Click on the place on the globe where a warm air mass is most likely to form.
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Click on the place on the globe where a cold air mass is most likely to form.
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Which vocabulary term best describes how Earth’s atmosphere traps thermal energy from the sun
to warm the air?
air mass
front
greenhouse effect
air pressure
humidityNext Question
Which vocabulary term best describes the border where two
air masses meet?
air mass
front
greenhouse effect
air pressure
humidityNext Question
Which vocabulary term refers to the amount of moisture (or
water vapor) in the air?
air mass
front
greenhouse effect
air pressure
humidityNext Question
Use what you know about weather fronts to put in order what happens when a warm air
mass catches up to a cold air mass.
Warm air cools and forms clouds.
Warm air mass collides with cold air mass.
Warm air moves forward and up over
the cold mass.
Rain or other precipitation falls.
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What happens to air pressure as you go higher up
in the atmosphere?
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