Water Cycle

Question 1

Water Cycle

Answer 1

The continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the earth.

Question 2

Accumulation

Answer 2

The process where water pool (gathers together)

Question 3

Evaporation

Answer 3

The process where liquid water becomes water vapor ( a gas) ; cooling process

Question 4

Precipitation

Answer 4

The process where (rain, snow, sleet, hail) falls from clouds in the sky

Question 5

Subsurface Runoff

Answer 5

Rain, snow melt, or other water that flows in underground streams, drains, or sewers

Question 6

Surface Runoff

Answer 6

Rain, snow melt , or other water that flows in surface streams, rivers or canals

Question 7

Transpiration

Answer 7

The process where some water in plants evaporates into the atmosphere

Question 8

Sublimation

Answer 8

The process of changing a solid straight to a gas. Skips the liquid phase

Question 9

Deposition

Answer 9

The process where of changing a gas straight to a solid. Skips liquid phase.

Question 10

Define Thunderstorm

Answer 10

Any storm containing lighting

Question 11

Characteristics of a thunderstorm

Answer 11

1. Tall cumulonimbus
2. Lightning is about 50,000 F
3. 80% all lightning is cloud to cloud

Question 12

3 kinds of Thunderstorms

Answer 12

1. Thunderstorm
2. Supercell
3. Severe Thunderstorm

Question 13

Define Hurricane

Answer 13

Strong tropical cyclone with minimum sustained

Question 14

Stages of a Hurricane:

Answer 14

Tropical Wave
Tropical Disturbance 
Tropical Depression 
Tropical Storm
Hurricane

Question 15

How do you measure Tornado’s

Answer 15

Enhanced Fujita scale 0 - 5

Question 16

Stages of a Tornado

Answer 16

Dust Whirl
Organizing
Mature
Shrinking
Decaying

Question 17

Define storm

Answer 17

A disturbance in the the normal condition of the atmosphere

Question 18

Define vortex

Answer 18

A whirling mass of air, water, debris or fire

Question 19

Define cloud

Answer 19

Visible ice and water high above the ground on a layer of condensation nuclei

Question 20

Dew Point

Answer 20

Temperature where water vapor condenses

Question 21

Relative Humidity

Answer 21

Percent of water vapor in the air at a certain temp

Question 22

What is thaw Coriolis Effect

Answer 22

Northern Hemisphere - Counterclockwise

Southern Henisphere - Clockwise

Question 23

Define air mass

Answer 23

A large bulk of air that has the same temperature and moisture content throughout

Question 24

4main kinds of air masses

Answer 24

Continental and Maritime Polar and Tropical

Question 25

What are the 5 basic cloud prefixes

Answer 25

Cumulo- puffy
Cirrus- wispy 
Stratus- blanketed
Nimbo- rainy
Alto- higher