What is the Water Cycle?
This is the change from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
The weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth's surface is what?
Air pressure
Weather balloons
Water that is underground and stored is known as what?
Ground water
The _______ is the mixture of the gases that surrounds Earth.
Atmosphere
________is the amount of water vapor in the air. It makes you feel sticky in the summer time.
Humidity
An ____ ______ is a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout.
Air mass
________ is water that can not soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth's surface.
Runoff
Water moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere through a process called what?
Water cycle
The condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time is called __________.
Weather
The boundary between two air masses is a called a ________.
Front
What is it called when air is in motion?
Wind
Water falling down to Earth's surface is known as this.
Precipitation
______ clouds look like white streaks and are high and thin.
Cirrus
A person that broadcasts the weather is known as what?
Meteorologist
A ______ front forms when a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass.
Warm
The process in which plants return water vapor to the atmosphere.
Transpiration
________ clouds are low and gray, making the day seem dark and gloomy.
Stratus
A storm with wind speeds of at least 119 k/hr.
Hurricane
Water as a gas is known as what?