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Water Cycle
Weather Vocabulary
Water Distribution
Weather Formation
Severe Weather
100
ocean water heats up and rises
What is evaporation?
100
the process of water changing from liquid to solid
What is freezing?
100
where most water is found
What is the ocean?
100
a collection of air that has the same temperature and humidity
What is an air mass?
100
the product of heavy rainfall, a hurricane, or severe storm
What is a flood?
200
tiny water droplets that have cooled down and stuck together in the sky
What is a cloud?
200
rain, sleet, hail, snow
What are forms of precipitation?
200
water that is safe to drink
What is fresh water?
200
a period of low or no rainfall
What is a drought?
200
signs of a thunderstorm
What is thunder and lightning?
300
where frozen precipitation ends up
What are the mountains?
300
water molecules lose energy and start sticking together
What is condensation?
300
where freshwater is found
What are rivers, lakes, glaciers
300
storms that begin out in the ocean
What are hurricanes?
400
where water collects
What is soil?
400
a boundary where two air masses meet
What is weather front?
400
lack of rain causes this
What is a drought?
400
warm air mass moving into a cold air mass
What is warm front?
400
happen mostly in the midwest, eastern, and southern states
What are tornadoes?
500
water found under the soil that makes up most of our drinking water
What is groundwater?
500
the amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity?
500
where most fresh water is stored
What are glaciers?
500
low clouds near the surface
What is fog?
500
this kind of alert means a tornado has been spotted
What is a tornado warning?