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Ocean water is also called _______ because it contains salt.
Salt water
The change of state from a liquid to gas
Evaporation
Fresh water
The change of state from gas to liquid
When water evaporates it becomes __________
water vapor
Precipitation can be....
Rain, sleet, snow, or hail
As the water vapor rises it cools and condenses to form _________
water droplets
Water droplets fall back to earth as __________
Precipitation
A tool that is used to measure temperature
Thermometer
A gas in Earth's atmosphere that we breathe
Oxygen
Movement of water between Earth's surface and the air is called the ______________
Water cycle
A measure of how hot or cold something is
Temperature
___________ is the condition of the atmosphere at any one place and time
Weather
A tool used to measure how much rain has fallen
Rain gauge
A tool that tells us how fast the wind is blowing
Wind meter
A tool that tells us which direction the wind is blowing from
Wind vane
Cold, rainy, and windy are examples of different types of
Weather
Ms. Grady is a meteorologist. Which warning is she likely to give people to help them prepare for a thunderstorm?
(A) stay inside a building, in a safe room away from windows (B)make sure indoor heating works (C) make sure their snow blowers work (D) use sheets to cover plants that might freeze
A
The layers of gas that surround the earth
Atmosphere
Antwan is analyzing the data he collected with a rain gauge over a one week period. Which is most likely to be his analysis?
(A)The storm on Tuesday was moving from the east to the west. (B)The rain on Sunday lasted 23 minutes. (C) It rained more in the front yard than it did in the backyard on Sunday. (D)It rained 3 cm more on Tuesday than on Thursday.
D