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WorksheetsHowell - Weather Vocab 1
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
The cycle that moves water across the planet and throughout the atmosphere
Water Cycle
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
occurs when liquid water turns into a gas (water vapor)
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Occurs when water vapor cools and turns into a liquid
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Evaporation
Evaporation of water out of the leaves and stems of plants
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Water that falls as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
Transpiration
Weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down upon it's surface
Gravity
Air Mass
Air Pressure
Precipitation
Device that measures air pressure
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Wind Vane (wind sock)
Device that measures wind speed
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Wind Vane (wind sock)
Half of the globe; northern/southern or eastern/western
Latitude
Longitude
Hemisphere
Anemometer
Layered low clouds; indicate chances of rain
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulus
Nimbus
Thin, feathery, high level clouds; indicate clear weather; wispy
Strutus
Cirrus
Cumulus
Nimbus
Puffy, low level cloud; looks like a cotton ball
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulus
Nimbus
Edge of a cool air mass; brings a line of showers or thunderstorms
Cold Front
Warm Front
High Pressure System
Low Pressure System
Edge of a warm air mass; brings heavy rain
Cold Front
Warm Front
High Pressure System
Low Pressure System
Air current that affects weather in North America
La Nina
El Nino
Jet Stream
Gulf Stream
Warm water current that warms coastal weather
La Nina
El Nino
Jet Stream
Gulf Stream
Division of the year with its own weather conditions
Weather
Climate
Season
Forecast
Atmospheric conditions in a certain place at a certain time
Weather
Climate
Forecast
Season
Average temperature and weather in an area
Weather
Climate
Forecast
Season
Prediction of weather conditions
Weather
Climate
Forecast
Season
Used to measure the amount of precipitation
Rain Gauge
Anemometer
Barometer
Wind Vane (wind sock)
Gases surrounding the planet where weather occurs
Atmosphere
Jet Stream
Weather
Climate
Measures wind direction
Wind Vane (wind sock)
Anemometer
Barometer
Rain Gauge
Movement of air or water that may influence weather
Weather
Current
Forecast
Climate
Cold water comes up from the bottom of the ocean causing unusual weather patterns; Little Girl
La Nina
El Nino
Jet Stream
Gulf Stream
Surface temperature of the Pacific Ocean rises causing severe storms in some areas and droughts in others; Little Boy
La Nina
El Nino
Jet Stream
Gulf Stream
Cold Front
boundary of an advancing mass of cold air
boundary of advancing mass of warm air
a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all
when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface
Warm Front
the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air
the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air
a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.
when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface
Stationary Front
the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air
the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air
when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface
a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.
Occluded Front
the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air
the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air
when a mass of cold air reaches warm air and pushes the warm air up off the earth's surface
a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
High level clouds
Cirro-
Alto-
Strato-
Mid level clouds
Cirro-
Alto-
Strato-
Low level clouds
Cirro-
Strato-
Alto-
Rain Gauge
Wind Vane
Barometer
Anemometer
Sea Breeze
Blows from the sea to the land
Day
Blows from the land to the sea
Night
Land Breeze
Blows from sea to land
Day
Blows from land to sea
Night
