Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling Vocab List with Definitions

Any form of water (rain, snow, sleet, or hail) that falls from the sky and reaches the ground is called ________.

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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Precipitation in the form of balls or lumps of ice that fall from the clouds is called ________.

• Hail

• Dew

• Frost

• Drizzle

Tiny pieces or bits of matter, such as atoms or molecules, are called ________.

• Particles

• Compounds

• Mixtures

• Elements

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The ability to do work or cause a change is called ________.

• Energy

• Friction

• Mass

• Temperature

The measure of the degree of hotness or coldness by measuring kinetic energy is called ________.

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Volume

• Density

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The transfer of heat or electricity through a substance, without the substance itself moving, is called ________.

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Evaporation

• Convection

A single ball or lump of ice that makes up a hailstorm is called a ________.

• Hailstone

• Snowflake

• Raindrop

• Sleet

The amount of water vapor in the air is called ________.

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind, and pressure, is called ________.

• Weather conditions

• Climate change

• Air pollution

• Seasonal cycle

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The height of an object or location above sea level is called ________.

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Depth