Weather & Climate

___________is the state of the atmosphere at any given time and place

• climate

• weather

____________ is when you are talking about how warm or cold it is using degrees

• atmosphere

• climate

• weather

• temperature

______________________  is known as the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas caused by heat. 

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• atmoshpere

_______________________  is the amount of water vapor in the air. 

• weather

• climate

• humidity

• evaporation

The weather conditions of a certain place, averaged over years, decades, or centuries are known as ______________________. 

• water

• climate

• weather

• precipitation

The water cycle is the process by which water moves through the earth and atmosphere. 

• True

• False

Water droplets that fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail are known as _____________________________.

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• atmosphere

Weight of air pressing down on earth is known as _________   _________________.

• weather

• condensation

• precipitation

• air pressure

Name the weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure (A storm is coming).  ________________________

• rain gauge

• thermometer

• barometer

• hygrometer

Name the weather instrument used to measure rain fall.  _______________

• rain gauge

• hygrometer

• thermometer

• barometer