<p> Weather Web Quest Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion</p><p>The Water Cycle | Cloud Types and Formation | Local Weather | Weather Across the USA | Climate</p><p>Introduction: Science curriculum includes a goal that states "the learner will build an understanding of weather and climate". This is a comprehensive web quest designed to be used over a period of days. The Task: You will use the Internet to gather information that address the various curriculum competencies. The Process: The Water Cycle</p><p>1. Print the worksheet. 2. Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions. http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/index.htm http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/concepts.htm http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/cycle.htm</p><p>3. Using what you know about the water cycle, create a slide show using Kid Pix or Hyperstudio that illustrates the various parts of the water cycle.</p><p>Cloud Types and Formation.</p><p>1. Print the worksheet. 2. Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bna/educate/VATHENA_2/weather/pricloud/index.html http://www.fi.edu/weather/events/fog.html http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/dvlp/cnvct.rxml </p><p>3. Observe the sky for five days and identify the types of clouds seen. Use the chart to record your data. Local Weather</p><p>1. Print the worksheet. 2. Go to http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/27292 and record the current conditions in the first column of your worksheet. 3. Return to http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/27292 daily for four more days to complete the worksheet. 4. Use a spreadsheet program to graph the information. Weather Across the USA</p><p>1. Print the worksheet. 2. Use the following links to record current weather conditions in each of the cities. </p><p>Lexington, NC http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/27292 </p><p>St. Louis, MO http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/USMO0787</p><p>Los Angeles, CA http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/USCA0638</p><p>Juneau, AK http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/USAK0116</p><p>Honolulu, HI http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/local/USHI0026</p><p>3. Use a spreadsheet program to graph the information. </p><p>Climate</p><p>1. Print the worksheet. 2. Use the following links to complete the worksheet. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/CE011513.html http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762183.html</p><p>3. Use a spreadsheet program to graph the data that you collected in the chart. </p><p>Resources: Here are some additional weather resources: http://www.weather.com http://usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm http://www.earthwatch.com/index.html</p><p>Evaluation:</p><p>Go to http://www2.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/weather/weatherquiz.html to complete an on-line quiz based on what you have studied. When you finish the quiz and your score appears on the screen, show your score to the teacher. Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______8th Grade Science Mr. Vorstadt Weather Web Quest Page 1 The Water Cycle Click on http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/index.htm. Answer the following questions. 1. Define "water cycle". ______2. What fraction of the earth’s surface is covered in water? ______</p><p>3. What percentage of all the Earth’s water is in a form that is useable to humans and land animals? ______Click on http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/concepts.htm. Answer the following questions. 1. Evaporation is the process where a liquid changes from its ______state to a ______state. </p><p>2. Why is evaporated water so clean? ______3. Condensation occurs when a ______is changed into a ______. </p><p>4. Condensation is the opposite of ______. </p><p>5. When the ______and ______are right, the small droplets of water in clouds form larger droplets and precipitation occurs. Click on http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/cycle/cycle.htm. Answer the following questions. 1. Using the terms "evaporation", "condensation", and "precipitation", explain the water cycle in your own words. ______</p><p>2. What factor is most important in determining whether water is a solid, liquid, or gas? ______</p><p>3. Is the amount of water on Earth always changing or is it a constant amount? ______Page 2 Cloud Types and Formation</p><p>Click on http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bna/educate/VATHENA_2/weather/pricloud/index.html. Answer the following questions. 1. What does the word "Cirrus" mean? ______2. Are cirrus clouds low or high? ______</p><p>3. What are the large clouds that sometimes look like huge puffs of cotton? ______</p><p>4. What root word tells us that a cloud brings rain? ______5. Which type of cloud usually covers the whole sky and brings gray days? ______Click on http://www.fi.edu/weather/events/fog.html. Answer the following questions. 1. Fog is a ______based on the ground, rather than in the atmosphere. </p><p>2. Fog forms when there is a lot of ______near the ground, or when the air near the ground cools to the dew point. Click on http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/dvlp/cnvct.rxml. Complete the missing information. 1. As the earth is heated by the sun, bubbles of ______rise upward from the warm surface. </p><p>2. If a thermal (vapor) is able to rise high enough to cool to its ______point, the moisture condenses and becomes visible as a ______. </p><p>Page 3 Local Weather Week of 3/9/11 to ______</p><p>Date 3/9/11</p><p>Time 8:08 Barometric 30.55 in Pressure Temperature 300F Relative 57% Humidity Wind Direction ESE</p><p>Wind Speed 17 mph</p><p>Precipitation 20%</p><p>General Weather Cloudy Conditions 410</p><p>Page 4 Weather Across the USA</p><p>Los Angeles, City Name Lexington, NC St. Louis, MO Juneau, AK Honolulu, HI CA</p><p>Time</p><p>Barometric Pressure</p><p>Temperature</p><p>Relative Humidity</p><p>Wind Direction</p><p>Wind Speed</p><p>Precipitation</p><p>General Weather Conditions</p><p>Pa ge 5 Climate:</p><p>Click on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/weather/CE011513.html to complete this question.</p><p>1. Climate is the average condition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface over a long period of time, taking into account ______, ______, humidity, wind, ______pressure, and other phenomena.</p><p>2. Click on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/weather/A0857393.html to complete this question</p><p>3. The major influence governing the climate of a region is its ______.</p><p>4. Click on http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0762183.html to complete the table below.</p><p>Mt. Washington Miami Charlotte New Hampshire Florida North Carolina</p><p>January Average Temp</p><p>April Average Temp</p><p>July Average Temp</p><p>October Average Temp</p><p>Average Rainfall in inchesinches</p><p>Average Days with Rainfall</p><p>Average Snowfall Clim ate Graph</p><p>120</p><p> s 100 t n u o m 80 a l l a Mt. Washington NH f n i 60 Miami Fl a R Charlotte N.C d n a 40</p><p>. p m e</p><p>T 20</p><p>0 Jan Average April Average July Average Oct Average Average Temp. Temp. Temp. Temp. Rainfall in inches Averages </p>