A BCDE
The driving force of energy and heat on earth
Solar Energy
The process of liquid water turning into a gas
Evaporation
The process of water traveling up, though and out of plants and trees
Transpiration
Water that does not soak into the soil and travels to waterways
Run Off
The process where water vapor cools and turns back into liquid
Condensation
Water that is piled in an area
Accumulation
Any form of water that falls from the sky
Precipitation
Water that soaks into the ground
Percolation
The process of water traveling around the globe
The Water Cycle
The best place to stay safe in a tornado
Basement and/or away from windows
The best place to be during a hurricane
Out of town High ground to avoid flooding Away from windows
The warmest level of your house
Top floor
The coolest level of your house
Basement or bottom floor
Colors that attract and retain heat
Black or dark
Colors that reflect heat
White or light
Less dense heated air and water moves to this location
Travels up Rises
More dense cooler air or water travels to this location
Travels downward or sinks
Heat travels out towards this
Cooler objects
The winds speed that must be reached for a tropical storm to be called a hurricane
More than 74 miles per hour
An area in nature that can improve water quality by 80 percent
Wetlands or Marshes marionswcd.org/wetland.htm
How blankets help keep one warm
Traps escaping heat in a bubble around a body
The temperature at the North and South poles during summer
Freezing
The weather that occurs the closer one is to the equator regardless of the season
Warmer weather
Consistently the coolest places on earth
The North Pole and the South Pole
Consistently the warmest places on earth
The equator