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Water Cycle Clouds More Clouds Air Pressure Heat Transfer Team One Team Two Team Three Team Four Team Five Team Six

Topic 1 Question for 5 Points What is the primary energy source for the water cycle? Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 5 Points The Sun Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 10 Points Water droplets on the grass in early morning and it didn’t rain is an example of…. Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 10 Points Condensation Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 15 Points Explain the process of transpiration. Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 15 Points The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants. Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 20 Points Explain why water disappears from a cup placed in the sun. Show Answer.

Topic 1 Answer for 20 Points During Evaporation water molecules heat up, move faster and lift into the atmoshpere. Back to Board

Topic 1 Question for 25 Points Name the four stages in the water cycle when H2o is in liquid form. Show Answer

Topic 1 Answer for 25 Points Precipitation, Condensation, Run-off, Accumulation Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 5 Points Describe how a cumulus looks? Show Answer

Puffy, White, like a cotton ball or pile/heap Topic 2 Answer for 5 Points Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 10 Points Show Answer Which cloud is found highest in the sky and made of ice crystals?

Topic 2 Answer for 10 Points Cirrus Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 15 Points Show Answer These clouds are usually seen on gloomy, drizzly days. They can bring long periods of precipitation

Topic 2 Answer for 15 Points Stratus Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 20 Points This usually happens when warm air is trapped under cooler air and is a type of stratus cloud. Show Answer

Topic 2 Answer for 20 Points Fog Back to Board

Topic 2 Question for 25 Points Name three “ingredients” that need to be present to form a cloud. Show Answer

Topic 2 Answer for 25 Points Water vapor, dust particles, cooler temperatures Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 5 Points Adding this word to a cloud’s name means the cloud can produce precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, hail) Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 5 Points Nimbus or Nimbo Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 10 Points These clouds are often called storm clouds, and may cause thunder and lightning. Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 10 Points Cumulonimbus Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 15 Points Usually seen on clear, fair days and often indicates a storm is coming soon? Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 15 Points Cirrus Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 20 Points This cloud’s name means layer or blanket? Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 20 Points Stratus Back to Board

Topic 3 Question for 25 Points Which holds more water vapor, cool air or warm air? Show Answer

Topic 3 Answer for 25 Points Warm air Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 5 Points Why does the earth have high and low pressure systems? Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 5 Points Because of the uneven warming of the earth by the sun. Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 10 Points Why does warm air rise? Show Answer

It is less dense (lighter) than cool air. Topic 4 Answer for 10 Points Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 15 Points Changes in air pressures can cause changes in the _____? Show Answer

Weather Topic 4 Answer for 15 Points Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 20 Points Show Answer Low air pressure systems usually brings this type of weather?

Topic 4 Answer for 20 Points Warmer rainy days Back to Board

Topic 4 Question for 25 Points Winds blow from _____ pressure to ______ pressure. Show Answer

Topic 4 Answer for 25 Points Winds blow from high pressure to low pressure. As warm air rises, cooler air swoops down to take its place. Remember warm air rises and cold air sinks. Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 5 Points This is how heat travels through liquids and gases? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 5 Points Convection Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 10 Points This material is a good conductor of heat? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 10 Points Metal Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 15 Points Heat travels through a metal spoon placed in boiling water because of _____? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 15 Points Conduction Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 20 Points A light bulb, the sun and a camp fire transfers heat by _____? Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 20 Points Radiation Back to Board

Topic 5 Question for 25 Points Explain why gaps are placed in between the concrete in sidewalks and bridges. Show Answer

Topic 5 Answer for 25 Points To allow for the concrete to expand when the molecules speed up due to heat. Back to Board