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WorksheetsWeather, Climate, and Water Cycle Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
factual information based on facts
a)
temperature
b)
data
c)
climate
d)
trend
2.
to develop in a general direction, such as a pattern of increasing or decreasing
a)
data
b)
humidity
c)
typical
d)
trend
3.
condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and precipitation
a)
weather
b)
generalization
c)
climate
d)
humidity
4.
average weather conditions in a region over a long period of time
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
climate
d)
temperature
5.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
weather
b)
humidity
c)
climate
d)
temperature
6.
how hot or cold something is
a)
temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
d)
preciptation
7.
snow, sleet, hail, or rain that falls from clouds in the sky
a)
typical
b)
seasons
c)
humidity
d)
precipitation
8.
weather patterns during certain parts of the year, caused by Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
a)
seasons
b)
typical
c)
climate
d)
generalization
9.
a rule or pattern based on facts
a)
trend
b)
generalization
c)
data
d)
typical
10.
usual, average, normal
a)
trend
b)
generalization
c)
data
d)
typical
11.
series of events that are repeated in the same order
a)
cycle
b)
waves
c)
interact
d)
precipitation
12.
one of 5 large bodies of salt water covering about 75% of the Earth
a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
saltwater
d)
waves
13.
moving water ridges on the surface of the ocean caused by wind
a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
saltwater
d)
waves
14.
water found in the oceans that contains about 3-4% salt (also found in some lakes)
a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
saltwater
d)
waves
15.
found in lakes, rivers, and streams... this water does NOT contain salt
a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
saltwater
d)
waves
16.
physical change from a gas to a liquid
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
water cycle
17.
to have an effect on another
a)
cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
waves
d)
interact
18.
physical change from a liquid to a gas
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
water cycle
19.
cycle in which water evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, then precipitates down to Earth's surface and collects in bodies of water
a)
water cycyle
b)
cycle
c)
interact
d)
precipitation
20.
snow, rain, sleet, or hail that falls to Earth's surface
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
cycle
d)
evaporation
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