Vocabulary
The process of liquid water being heated and turning into water vapor.
Evaporation
What floats into the upper atmosphere to take data so meteorologists can see if any storms are developing?
A weather balloon
True or False: The sun heating up water in a lake, and the vapor rising into the atmosphere is an example of condensation.
False, it is an example of evaporation
What type of cloud is puffy, like a cotton ball?
cumulus
An imaginary line drawn at the middle of the earth that divides the North Pole and South Pole at an equal distance.
Equator
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
Weather
What is a large grouping of air that has the same temperature and humidity?
Air mass
Why is the sun important to the water cycle?
It provides heat for evaporation
How are clouds formed?
Water vapor condenses onto dust in the air.
Why do the seasons change?
The earth is tilted on its axis.
A slow-moving river of ice.
Glacier
What is the meeting of two air masses called?
Front
The measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
humidity
Which type of cloud would look like a layer and bring rain?
Nimbostratus
An imaginary line through earth that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Axis
The weight of the atmosphere.
Air pressure
What kind of front happens when a warm air mass moves towards a cold air mass and slowly rises over it?
Warm front
The process of water vapor being cooled and turned into liquid water.
condensation
Drops forming on the outside of a cold drink sitting out in warm weather is an example of what?
A measure of how far a place is from the equator.
Latitude
An underground storage place for water.
Aquifer
What kind of front happens when a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass upward?
Cold front
The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere from plant leaves.
Transpiration
True or false: Water vapor cooling in the atmosphere and forming a cloud is an example of evaporation.
False, it is and example of condensation.
The layer of gases surrounding earth.
Atmosphere