5th Grade Qtr. 2

Front

What is a climate zone located between the tropic and the polar circles characterized by moderate temperatures?

Back

Temperate zone

Front

What is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air?

Back

Humidity

Front

What do we call half of Earth, such as northern, southern, eastern, or western?

Back

Hemisphere

Front

What is an event, condition, or factor that can be changed or controlled in order to study or test a hypothesis?

Back

Variable

Front

What is a climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures?

Back

Polar zone

Front

What is the term for the average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period?

Back

Climate

Front

What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding Earth?

Back

Atmosphere

Front

What do we call the boundary between two different air masses?

Back

Front

Front

What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure?

Back

Wind