Weather/Water Cycle Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

the state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
the amount of water vapor in the air
constant movement of earth's water from surface to atmosphere and back again
change from the liquid to gaseous sate
boundary where two different air masses meet
pattern of weather over a long period of time
layers of gases that wrap around the earth
largest portion of gas in the layers around the earth
example of a greenhouse gas
a property of weather used to predict future weather
the force of the weight of air pressing down on earth
how hot or cold the air is
change in liquid from gaseous state to collected water droplets
precipitation form - starts as snow and falls through air below 32 degrees F
precipitation form - starts as snow but falls through warmer air and melts
precipitation form - super-cooled water turns into a layer of ice
precipitation form - starts as snow, fall through warm layer then refreezes (tiny balls of ice)
precipitation form - start as ice pieces in clouds, then they get bigger and heavier and fall as lumps of ice
precipitation that does not sink into the soil or fall directly into a water body, but flows over streets and sidewalks before returning to water bodies
measures rainfall, used to predict drought or flood
measures humidity in the air
measure the temperature, predicts how air will feel
measures air pressure, predicts fair or rainy weather
measures the direction wind is blowing, wind change means change in weather
measures wind speed, predict how much damage a storm may cause
shows movements of storms