The Magic Schools Bus
Weather: Kicks Up a Storm |
Water Cycle: Wet All Over |
The Water Cycle
***Weather Tools***
Cloud Types
Cumulus
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Stratus
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Cirrus
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Cumulonimbus
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Wind
Important Vocabulary
Evaporation-Sun heats up water, turns it into water vapor, and the water vapor rises into the air.
Condensation- As the warm water vapor rises it is cooled and turns back into a liquid forming clouds.
Precipitation- the clouds become heavy and the water falls back to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Transpiration- plants release water through their leaves. (plants sweating)
Weather- condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
Climate- average weather conditions of an area over a period of time.
Air Mass- group of air with similar properties.
Front- boundary between 2 air masses. Storms and rain occur here.
Forecast- a prediction made about the weather.
Condensation- As the warm water vapor rises it is cooled and turns back into a liquid forming clouds.
Precipitation- the clouds become heavy and the water falls back to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Transpiration- plants release water through their leaves. (plants sweating)
Weather- condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
Climate- average weather conditions of an area over a period of time.
Air Mass- group of air with similar properties.
Front- boundary between 2 air masses. Storms and rain occur here.
Forecast- a prediction made about the weather.
First Marking Period Curriculum Guide
5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions and patterns
5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observation and measurements
5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water currents influence local weather in measurable terms (temp, wind direction and speed, precipitation)
5.P.2.1 Explain how the sun’s energy impacts the processes of the water cycle (including, evaporation, transpiration, condensation,
precipitation and runoff).
5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observation and measurements
5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water currents influence local weather in measurable terms (temp, wind direction and speed, precipitation)
5.P.2.1 Explain how the sun’s energy impacts the processes of the water cycle (including, evaporation, transpiration, condensation,
precipitation and runoff).