Weather Vocabulary

The amount of water vapor in the air

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Wind Speed

The measure of how hot or cold something is

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Pressure

• Velocity

When water changes from a liquid to a gas

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

When water changes from gas to a liquid

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

The continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere

• Water cycle

• Hydrological cycle

• Water flow

• Atmospheric circulation

To tell what will likely happen in the future

• Forecast

• Prediction

• Speculation

• Assumption

Overflow of water onto the land, which causes damage

• Flood

• Drought

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

A strong storm that forms over the ocean

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Blizzard

• Typhoon

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

• Climate

• Weather

• Atmosphere

• Temperature

The weight of the air pushing down on anything beneath it

• Barometric pressure

• Atmospheric density

• Air mass

• Hydrostatic pressure