Weather Terms and Definitions

Match the weather vocabulary word to its correct definition.

• instrument used to measure wind speed
• cloud
• average weather condition in an area over a long period of time
• climate
• formed during condensation; mass of tiny water droplets
• anemometer
• instrument used to measure air pressure
• barometer

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the meaning of condensation?

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid
• the change of state from a liquid to a gas
• any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
• the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth as precipitation

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What does evaporation mean?

• the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth as precipitation
• any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
• the change of state from a liquid to a gas
• the change of state from a gas to a liquid

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Define the term precipitation.

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas
• any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
• the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth as precipitation
• the change of state from a gas to a liquid

What is the definition of the water cycle?

• any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
• the change of state from a gas to a liquid
• the change of state from a liquid to a gas
• the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth as precipitation

Which of the following best defines the term weather?

• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
• measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air
• precipitation that falls to the ground in the form of liquid water
• forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud

What is the definition of hail?

• precipitation that falls to the ground in the form of liquid water
• forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud
• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
• measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of these describes humidity?

• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
• precipitation that falls to the ground in the form of liquid water
• measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air
• forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud

How is rain defined?

• measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air
• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
• forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud
• precipitation that falls to the ground in the form of liquid water

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which of the following best describes the term snow?

• precipitation that falls when the temperature in a cloud is below freezing
• rain that freezes as it is falling
• precipitation that flows downhill on Earth’s surface toward streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans
• low-level clouds that form in layers