Weather Vocabulary

What is the term for water droplets falling from clouds?

• The term for water droplets falling from clouds is precipitation.

• The term for water droplets falling from clouds is evaporation.

• The term for water droplets falling from clouds is condensation.

• The term for water droplets falling from clouds is transpiration.

What do you call the bright object in the sky that provides light during the day?

• Sun

• Moon

• Star

• Planet

What is the term for a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere?

• Cloud

• Fog

• Mist

• Haze

What is the term for a sudden electrical discharge in the atmosphere?

• Lightning

• Thunder

• Rain

• Wind

What is temperature a measure of?

• The average kinetic energy of particles

• The color of an object

• The weight of an object

• The volume of a liquid

Which scales are used to express temperature?

• Kelvin and Rankine

• Fahrenheit and Celsius

• Newton and Réaumur

• Delisle and Rømer

What is weather?

• A type of food

• A natural phenomenon

• A musical instrument

• A historical event

Weather includes which of the following elements?

• Temperature

• Atmospheric pressure

• Wind

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: Weather is the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and ________.

• cloud cover

• soil type

• ocean currents

• rock formation

What is a weather front?

• A boundary separating two masses of air of different densities

• A type of cloud formation

• A measurement of atmospheric pressure

• A seasonal wind pattern