Weather Vocabulary

______ is the distance north or south from the equator.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Depth

______ is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

• Climate

• Weather

• Temperature

• Humidity

Air pressure measures the force with which air molecules push on a _______.

• surface

• object

• liquid

• gas

Precipitation is any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from the _______.

• atmosphere

• ocean

• mountains

• rivers

Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach _______ at a given temperature.

• saturation

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

______ is an electric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces.

• Lightning

• Thunder

• Rain

• Wind

Humidity is the amount of _______ in the air.

______ is the process of predicting atmospheric conditions by collecting and analyzing atmospheric data.

• Weather forecasting

• Climate change

• Astronomy

• Geology

______ is the height of an object above sea level.

• Elevation

• Depth

• Latitude

• Longitude

A ______ is the boundary between air masses of different densities and usually different temperatures.

• front

• cloud

• storm

• breeze