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Water/Weather Unit Study Guide
Unit EQ: How do I differentiate the states of water and the relationship to
weather?
 Name the three states of water and give an example of each (see flip book).
__________Solid—ice, snow, sleet, hail
Liquid—lakes, rivers, streams, oceans
Gas—clouds, water vapor, fog
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 Know the stages of the Water Cycle (see graphic organizer).
Stage 1: Evaporation_____________________
Stage 2: Condensation___________________
Stage 3: Precipitation__________________
Stage 4: Collection___________________
 Know the definitions of the following terms:
o boiling point 212 degrees Fahrenheit__________
o freezing point 32 degrees Fahrenheit______
o types of precipitation—rain, snow, sleet, and hail
Rain- When water vapor condenses on dust particles in the air and falls
to the ground.__________________________
Snow- _When water vapor turns into ice crystals
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Sleet- _When rain passes through a layer of freezing cold
air______________________________________
Hail- Rain freezes and falls to a warmer pocket of air. The frozen rain is
coated with liquid water and then carried back to the cold pocket of air
where liquid coating also freezes.________________
o weather instruments—rain gauge, barometer, anemometer, wind vane,
thermometer (know what they measure see graphic organizer)
Rain Gauge- ____Measures the amount of rain fall________
Barometer- __Measures atmospheric pressure______________
Anemometer- __Measures speed and force of wind_______________
Wind Vane- ___Measures wind direction_________________
Thermometer- __Measures temperature___________
 Identify and label the types of clouds: cirrus, stratus, and cumulus
Cirrus- ____clouds that are wispy and see-through______________
Stratus- ___clouds that are gray layers, such as drizzle, fog, or
overcast________
Cumulus - __clouds that are puffy, like cotton balls______________
 Know what roles the clouds play during the day and at night.
Clouds keep the Earth warm during the __night_________, and cooler by
providing shade during the ______day________________.
Fill in the blank with the correct type of precipitation:
Rain
Hail
Sleet
Snow
19. Falling rain passes through a layer of freezing cold air and turns into
sleet___________.
20. Rain freezes and falls to a warmer pocket of air. The frozen rain is
coated with liquid water and then carried back to the cold pocket of
air where the liquid coating also freezes. It is called
__hail_________.
21. When water vapor condenses on dust particles in the air and falls to
the ground, it is called _rain_____________.
22. When water vapor turns into ice crystals it is called
__snow__________.
Match the following instruments to the correct definition of what they
measure.
A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
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C. Rain Gauge
D. Thermometer
E. Wind Vane
___B___ measures atmospheric pressure.
___E___ measures wind direction.
___D___ measures temperature.
___A___ measures speed and force of the wind.
___C___ measures the amount of rain fall.