Vocab
A measure of how hot or cold a substance is
temperature
When the sun heats up liquid water, this process occurs.
Evaporation
When water vapor changes into water droplets.
Condensation
Any moisture that falls to the ground from clouds is called _____________?
precipitation
___________ carries water to rivers or streams that flow into oceans.
Runoff
An instrument used to measure temperature
thermometer
Evaporation turns liquid water into _________.
Water vapor
During condensation water is changed from a gas to a ________
Liquid
When liquid water falls from clouds it is called _________?
rain
What is the term used when water evaporates from the leaves of plants?
Transpiration
Water that runs off the land to lower places
Runoff
When water evaporates it turns into a ________.
gas
The tiny water droplets form ____________.
Clouds
What are the four main types of precipitation
What is Humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air.
A form of matter that does not keep its shape but always takes up the same amount of space.
Liquid
When water evaporates, it becomes an inivisble gas in the
atmosphere
________ temperatures cause condensation of water vapor.
Cooler temperatures
Some of the water from rain, hail, sleet or snow collects in streams, rivers, lakes and the sea. Where does most of the rest of the water go?
The ground
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time is called
Weather
Force that a column of air applies on the air or surface below it is called _______?
Air pressure
Evaporation takes place mostly in _______ and ________.
lakes and oceans
Condensation can create clouds or ___________
Dew
__________ is rain that begins to freeze as it falls, and it may also form from snowflakes that have melted and refrozen.
Sleet
What is the key difference between weather and climate?
Weather reflects short-term conditions of the atmosphere while climate is the average daily weather for an extended period of time at a certain location.