"This is a continuous process in which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.", "Water Cycle" "This powers the water cycle", "The Sun" "The sun's energy changes water from a liquid to a gas during this part of the water cycle", "Evaporation" "During this part of the water cycle, the atmosphere cools down the water vapor and changes it back to a liquid", "Condensation" "During this part of the water cycle water falls back to Earth's surface once large enough droplets have formed", "precipitation" "Types of this are rain, snow, sleet, or hail", "precipitation" "During this part of the water cycle, water is a liquid", "Condensation" "During this part of the water cycle, water is a gas", "Evaporation" "This is the condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time", "Weather" "This heats and cools faster than water", "Land" "These can also affect air temperature; during the day they may reflect the sun's rays away from the Earth making the air cooler. And at night they may keep the heat from the sun trapped close to the surface", "Clouds" "This is the weight of the air pushing down and is measured with a barometer", "air pressure" "As the altitude increases air pressure...", "Decreases" "This is the amount of water vapor in the air; it's measured with a hygrometer", "humidity" "_____ air can hold more water vapor than ____ air.", "Warm, cold" "When the humidity is ______, the air is drier.", "Low" "How fast or slow the wind is blowing is called _____", "Wind Speed" "Where the wind is coming from and going to is called ______", "Wind Direction" "The speed and direction of the wind can affect the _____ in an area.", "Weather" "If the wind is traveling from over ______ it will be drier.", "Land" "If wind is traveling from over ______ it will be wetter, containing more water vapor.", "Water" "Type of precipitation that is a liquid and occurs at 33 degrees or warmer.", "Rain" "Type of precipitation that is a solid and occurs at 32 degrees or colder.", "Snow" "Type of precipitation that is a solid/liquid mix and forms when rain travels through a freezing layer of air.", "Sleet" "Type of precipitation that is a solid and forms during a storm when strong upward winds whip rain into the freezing temperatures in the upper atmosphere.", "Hail" "These form when water vapor cools down and changes state from a gas to a liquid.", "Clouds" "What type of clouds are these?", "Stratus" "These high clouds are made of ice.", "Cirrus" "These fluffy, white cotton ball clouds signal fair weather.", "Cumulus" "What type of clouds are these?", "Cumulonimbus" "These clouds can cover the whole sky. They are also fog clouds.", "Stratus" "These clouds are dark, puffy, tall storm clouds that are dark gray in color.", "Cumulonimbus" "What type of clouds are these?", "Cumulus" "What type of clouds are these?", "Cirrus" "This is the average weather in an area over a long period of time (more than 30 years).", "Climate" "This can affect climate and is the distance North or South of the Equator.", "Latitude" "The closer you get to the equator, the ______ the temperatures.", "hotter" "Identify the climate zone in yellow.", "Tropical" "Identify the climate zone in green.", "Temperate" "Identify the climate zone in blue.", "Polar" "This climate zone does not get direct sunlight any time during the year causing temperatures to be cold all year long.", "Polar" "These zones get direct sunlight all year long causing the temperatures to be warm all year long. This zone also receives the most rainfall because the warm weather leads to a lot of evaporation.", "Tropical" "This zone has hot summers and cold winters. The amount of direct sunlight changes throughout the year because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.", "Temperate" "This is the height of an area above sea level.", "Elevation" "The top of a mountain is generally ______ than the bottom of a mountain.", "colder" "Higher elevations have ______ air pressure.", "lower" "The temperature of water changes much more ____ than the temperature of land.", "slowly" "This environment has year round heat and humidity; it's wet all the time. This environment is often located in tropical areas", "swamp/wetlands" "This environment has very little precipitation; it is hot in the daytime and cold at night. It also has low humidity.", "Desert" "This environment is the coldest and driest of all areas; it has long winders and short summers. It stays cold all year.", "Tundra" "This environment has a rainy season and generally has warm summers and cold winters. It is found between forests and deserts.", "grassland" "This environment is warm all year. It has very high humidity and high amounts of rainfall each year.", "Tropical Rainforest"
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