Water/Weather

Question 0

97 percent of Earth’s water is in

Answer 0

The oceans

Question 1

Condensation

Answer 1

The process of water vapor changing back into liquid water.

Question 2

2 percent is in

Answer 2

Glaciers

Question 3

__ percent in rivers and lakes

Answer 3

1

Question 4

What powers the water cycle?

Answer 4

The Sun

Question 5

What is one difference between a cold front and a warm front?

Answer 5

Cold fronts move faster

Question 6

What kind of weather can you expect when you see cumulonimbus clouds?

Answer 6

Stormy

Question 7

What do meteorologists use to predict the weather?

Answer 7

Barometer

Question 8

Which type of clouds are found highest in the sky?

Answer 8

Cirrus

Question 9

Which type of clouds blanket the sky?

Answer 9

Stratus

Question 10

Which clouds look like giant cotton balls?

Answer 10

Cummulous

Question 11

What do the H and the L stand for on a weather map?

Answer 11

H= high pressure L= low pressure

Question 12

What does a blue line with triangles mean on a weather map?

Answer 12

Cold front

Question 13

What does a red line with half circles mean on a weather map?

Answer 13

Warm front

Question 14

What does a line with triangles and half circles mean on a weather map?

Answer 14

Stationary front

Question 15

3/4 of the ______ is covered in water

Answer 15

Earth

Question 16

Evaporation

Answer 16

The change from liquid water to water vapor

Question 17

Precipitation

Answer 17

Any form of water falling from the air to Earth’s surface

Question 18

Wind vane

Answer 18

A tool that shows the direction of the wind

Question 19

Humidity

Answer 19

The amount of water vapor in the air

Question 20

Front

Answer 20

The boundary across which two different air masses touch each other

Question 21

Meteorologist

Answer 21

A scientist who studies weather

Question 22

Anemometer

Answer 22

A tool that measures wind speed

Question 23

Barometer

Answer 23

A tool that measures air pressure