Vocabulary
Key Concepts
Wind/Clouds
The Water Cycle
Make it Rain
100

an amount of air that moves as a unit

What is AIR PARCEL
100

Temperature __________ as you move higher in the atmosphere

What is decreases

100

air that moves horziontally or parallel to the ground

What is WIND

100
Earth's water goes through a never ending cycle of _________, _________, and __________ .
What are EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND PRECIPIATION
100

_____ are made of small liquid water droplets that aggregate and fall to the ground as rain

What is CLOUDS?
200

Tiny liquid water droplets suspended in the air

What is a CLOUD
200

increased amount of surface water can cause the amount of ________ to increase

What is RAINFALL
200

air that moves from an area of _________ pressure toward an area of low pressure causes wind

HIGH

200
The amount of water vapor in the air depends on the ________, and amount of surface water. 
What is TEMPERATURE (SUN'S HEAT)
200

This gas form of water

What is WATER VAPOR

300

the process of water from trees becoming water vapor

What is TRANSPIRATION

300

warmer air parcels rise _____ in the troposphere and lose more energy

What are HIGHER
300

clouds are made of ______


What are TINY DROPLETS OF LIQUID WATER
300
This is the process when a LIQUID becomes a GAS
What is EVAPORATION
300

Name 2 types of precipitation

rain, snow, sleet, hail

400

the ability to make things move or change

What is ENERGY
400
This is the process when a GAS becomes a LIQUID
What is CONDENSATION
400
Higher clouds have ______ (more/less) energy 
What are MORE
400

The closer you are to Earth's surface the __________the temperature is

What is WARMER

400

If an air parcel has a higher temp it will more _____in the troposphere

What is higher

500

the name of the town that had more rainfall

What is GALETOWN

500
Rain/drizzle, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of
What is PRECIPITATION
500

air parcels rise until they are the _____________  _______________ as the air around them

What is SAME TEMPERATURE 

500

The further you are away from Earth's surface the __________the temperature is

What is COLDER

500

If an air parcel has a higher temp it will cause________ rainfall. 

What is MORE