Water Cycle
What is process of water moving between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere
Water Cycle
water that is stored underground. It can be found near the surface or very deep underground.
Ground water
condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
weather
a weather instrument used to measure changes in air pressure
barometer
not enough rain
Drought
What is the change from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across the Earth's surface. Too much precipitation can cause it.
runoff
the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
tool that measures wind speed
anemometer
the boundary between two different air masses. weather changes take place here, especially when a cold front meets a warm front
front
an invisible gas that forms when water evaporates
Water vapor
a large, slow moving mass of ice
glacier
the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth's surface
air pressure
measures rainfall
rain gauge
a tropical storm becomes one of these when the winds are 119 km or 74mph or more
hurricane
he mixture of gasses that surround the Earth
atmosphere
body of rock that stores groundwater. people can drill into it and pump water to the surface
aquifer
cooler higher pressure air flows from over the water to the land
sea breeze
large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout.
air mass
They forecast the weather , study weather patterns
meteorologist
water that falls from clouds to the earth's surface. Rain, snow and hail are all forms
precipitation
process by which plants return water vapor to the atmosphere
transpiration
clouds that are made up of ice crystals, thin and high in the atmosphere
cirrus clouds
a prediction about the future weather conditions of a certain place
forecast
tool used to see the movement of storm clouds
Doppler radar