The movement of water from the air to the earth's surface and back is the water cycle or _______ cycle.

• hydrological
• geological
• atmospheric
• climatic

The area of the surface over which an air mass formed is the air mass's ________.

• pressure system
• weather front
• climate zone
• source region

When an area is receiving less precipitation than normal, it is undergoing a(n) _______ drought.

• meteorological
• agricultural
• socioeconomic
• hydrological

When evaporation and condensation are occurring at the same rate, the air is said to be _________.

• humid
• dry
• clear
• saturated

A lack of precipitation that affects an area's crops is called a(n) _______ drought.

• agricultural
• socioeconomic
• meteorological
• hydrological

Lens-shaped clouds that often form near mountains are _______ clouds.

• stratus
• cumulus
• lenticular
• cirrus

Two unmoving air masses of different temperatures form a(n) ________ front.

• cold
• occluded
• stationary
• warm

Water vapor whose temperature has dropped below the freezing point is said to be ________.

• ice
• steam
• dew
• supercooled

Liquid precipitation that freezes when it hits the ground or another substance is called ____________.

• freezing rain
• drizzle
• hail
• sleet

A brief but intense snowfall is a ___________.

• flurry
• snow squall
• snowstorm
• blizzard