6th Test 2

Front

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height:

Back

Air mass

Front

The change in state from a gas to a liquid:

Back

Condensation

Front

A scientist who studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it:

Back

Meteorologist

Front

The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas:

Back

Evaporation

Front

A rapidly whirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches down to touch earth's surface:

Back

Tornado

Front

The layer of gases surrounding the Earth:

Back

Atmosphere

Front

The long-term average of weather in a particular area:

Back

Climate

Front

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance:

Back

Temperature

Front

The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water:

Back

Condensation

Front

A storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters:

Back

Hurricane