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Water cycle
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5th Grade
04/10/2014

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Step 1 of water cycle
Definition
Water evaporates
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Step 2 in water cycle
Definition
evaporated water condenses and turn to cloud
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Step 3 in water cycle
Definition
When droplets get too heavy they fall to the ground as precipitation
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Step 4 in wtaer cycle
Definition
The precipation goes to ocean via streams and rivers or groundwater to get evaporated again
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What is humidity?
Definition
The mesurement of wator vapor in the air
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Does cold air or warm air have more humidity
Definition
Warm air
Term
Is it more humid in the city near the poles or a city near the equator and near water and why
Definition
City near equator and water because the equator is the place with most sun and there water right next to it so the water will evaporate more than usual
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cirrus clouds are made of what?
Definition
Ice crystals
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Cumulonimbus clouds form what?
Definition
Thunderstorms
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Name 4 types of precipitation
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Rain, snow, sleet and hail.
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How does snow form
Definition
When rain is below 32 degrees it freezes into snow
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How does dew form?
Definition
Water vapor above ground condenses to water
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How does frost form?
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Same way as dew but below 32 degrees
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How does sleet and hail form?
Definition
When water droplets pass through air cold enough to freeze
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How does fog form?
Definition
When water vapor above ground condense to clouds
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