Due: _____________ Unit 5 DOK 2: ___________________
Use the diagram of the water cycle
to the right to complete the
following:
1.
Fill in the missing terms for the
steps of the water cycle.
2. Write the definition for each of
the water cycle terms that are
listed below the diagram.
Water Cycle Term
Definition
Transpiration
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
3. The following is a chart of cloud types. Please fill in the information that is missing and draw examples for the
ones that are missing.
Cloud Type
Draw Example
Weather Associated with This
Cloud
Stratus
Cumulus
Giant thunderhead clouds associated
with violent thunderstorms.
4. List tornadoes, hurricanes and thunderstorms from smallest to largest in terms of size.
5. How is a drought different from a thunderstorm?
6. Which of the three types of storms we discussed happens most frequently? ___________________
7. Use the weather map below and the symbols you have learned to answer the questions that follow.
Washington
North Dakota
Utah
Texas
Florida
a. How much cloud coverage is there in Utah? _______________________________________________
b. What type of front is moving South East towards Texas? ____________________________________
c. What type of precipitation is happening in Washington State?_________________________________
d. There is currently high pressure near Florida; what type of weather are they having/what would the sky
conditions look like?________________________________________________________________
e. There is a warm front near The Great Lakes. Which direction is it heading?______________________
f.
Use the chart below to describe the current weather conditions in North Dakota and predict the weather
for the next few days.
Current Weather Conditions
Cloud Coverage
Air Pressure
Any Precipitation? What Kind?
Weather Conditions in a Few Days…
Approximate Air Pressure
Approximate Cloud Coverage Any Precipitation? What Kind?
Why did you choose these predictions? EXPLAIN!
8. Label the different types of air masses on the following map. Remember to use TWO words to describe each air
mass. (pg. _______ )
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Pacific
Ocean
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9. Fill in the following chart with the missing information. (pg. _______ )
Front:
Stationary Front
Symbol:
Weather Associated:

This forms
feathery clouds.
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There may also
be light showers.