Clouds, Wind, and Storms Vocabulary

What is the force that air puts on an object?

• atmosphere

• water vapor

• air pressure

• barometric pressure

What is a thin, wispy kind of cloud made of ice crystals?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• stratus

What is a white, puffy kind of cloud that sometimes turns into a storm cloud?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• stratus

What is the line where 2 air masses meet?

• atmosphere

• water vapor

• cloud

• front

Having a lot of moisture in the air

• precipitation

• humid

• water vapor

• thunderstorm

a substance that flows and takes the shape of the container it is in

• snow

• gas

• solid

• liquid

liquid water that falls from clouds to Earth

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• precipitation

a substance that keeps its size and shape

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• water vapor

a tool used for measuring temperature

• thermometer

• barometer

• weather vane

• weather balloon

the gaseous state of water

• water vapor

• precipitation

• sleet

• snow