Vocabulary
Tools
The Water Cycle
Weather
Bonus
100
The study of weather.
Meteorology
100
What instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer
100
What forms when water vapor cools and condenses on dust particles in the air?
Clouds
100
What type of precipitation occurs when water vapor turns directly into ice?
snow
100
After a warm front passes through an area, the weather is...
warmer and more humid
200
The pattern of weather in an area over time.
climate
200
Which tool measures humidity?
Hygrometer
200
Which word means water vapor has condensed into small droplets near ground level?
Fog
200
What kind of weather is likely to occur if a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass?
steady rain
200
After a cold front passes through, the weather is...
cooler and drier
300
Large body of air with same teperature and humidity.
Air Mass
300
Which tool measures wind speed?
Anemometer
300
What happens to water vapor as it rises higher and higher in the air?
The vapor cools and condenses to form clouds.
300
If a cold air mass and a wam air mass meet, what is the border between the two air masses called?
a front
300
At what temperature would a cup of water freeze on a cold day (in F).
32 degrees F
400
Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.
Weather
400
What does a wind vane measure?
The strength and direction of the wind.
400
What are the three main parts of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
400
What forms when liquid water passes through freezing cold air?
sleet and hail
400
On an El Nino year the temperature will be A. warmer B. cooler
warmer
500
Measurement of the amount of moisture in the air.
Humidity
500
What does a rising barometer often tell about the weather?
Colder air and a low chance of rain.
500
What happens during the process of evaporation and condensation?
Evaporation: A liquid changes into a gas. Condensation: The process in which a gas changes into a liquid.
500
What forms when the ground loses heat more quickly than the air does.
dew
500
A thermometer measures what?
air temperature
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