![Page 1: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
![Page 2: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
The Water Cycle
Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle
![Page 3: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
VOCABULARY
• Evaporation– Water vapor rising in the atmosphere
• Condensation– The changing of water from a vapor to a
liquid
• Precipitation– Any form of water falling from the sky such
as rain, sleet, snow, and hail
![Page 4: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
The Water Cycle
![Page 5: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Clouds
• Clouds are masses of small water droplets or tiny ice crystals that float in the air
• The three main types are– Cirrus– Cumulus– Stratus
![Page 6: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
CIRRUS CLOUDS
• Cirro--– Curled or wispy
• Form highest in the sky (above 6000m)– Made up of ice
crystals
• Usually signal the end of clear weather
![Page 7: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
CUMULUS CLOUDS• Cumulo—
– Puffy clouds with flat bases
• Usually signal good weather, but can produce showers and thunderstorms
• Can have a low base, but a top above 6000m, so can’t be named according to altitude
![Page 8: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
STRATUS CLOUDS
• Strato—– Means layerlike
• Low-lying, dull colored clouds (below 2000m)– Form in layers
• Usually bring drizzling rain or light-falling snow
• Fog is a stratus cloud on the ground
![Page 9: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
CLOUD FORMATIONSCloud type Level Description View
Cirrus High Wispy, ice crystals,Signals weather change
Cumulus Middle Puffy, white, good weather
Stratus Low Low layer of gray, brings precipitation
![Page 10: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Severe Weather
• Hurricane– A low-pressure tropical storm that develops
in the North Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific
• Tornado– One of the smallest, yet most violent, storm
types
• Thunderstorm– Disturbance caused by cold front, thunder
and lightning occur
![Page 11: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
HURRICANE
• Form over ocean near the equator
• Winds spin counter- clockwise
• Winds must be over 75 mph
• The strongest storms on earth
![Page 12: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
TORNADO• Spiraling funnel cloud• Form along cold fronts• Very unpredictable• Winds can exceed 500 mph inside tornado• Mostly occur in spring
![Page 13: The Water Cycle Water on earth moves in a continuous cycle](https://reader030.vdocument.in/reader030/viewer/2022032800/56649d425503460f94a1d4ec/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
THUNDERSTORM
• Caused by a cold front
• Strong winds and heavy rain
• Usually bring thunder and lightning
• Are usually over quickly