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Water Cycle and Tornado Alley Study Guide
Write the correct term in the space provided.
1. ____________________ is a rotating column of air over a large body of
water.
2. ____________________ is the amount of water vapor in the air.
3. ____________________ is the continuous movement of water, from water
sources, into the atmosphere, and back onto/into
ground then to water sources again.
4. ____________________ is the scale that rate tornadoes based on wind speed.
5. ____________________ is the area from Minnesota to Texas that has 95% of
all tornadoes from the US.
6. ____________________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time
and place.
7. ____________________ is a group or multiple vortices of funnel clouds.
8. ____________________ is the process where plants release water vapor into
the atmosphere.
9. ____________________ is the temperature that the air must cool to, to
become completely saturated.
10. __________________ is a collection of millions of water droplets.
11. __________________ is water in different forms that falls from the
atmosphere.
12. __________________ is the process where liquid water turns into a water
vapor (gas), while __________________ is the process of water vapor turning
into a liquid.
13. Four different types of precipitation are
_______________, ______________, _______________, and ______________
14. Four supplies you should have on hand if you live in Tornado Alley are
_______________, ______________, _____________and ___________________
15. Name the three types of clouds:
___________________, ___________________ and ___________________
16. Explain why people living in Tornado Alley have so many tornadoes.
Answer in complete sentences.
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17. Describe the life of a water molecule traveling through the water cycle. This
water molecule will begin in the ocean and must travel through at least four
different processes.______________________________________________
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Know the Water Cycle Diagram also: see notebook