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Vocabulary Water Cycle Air Masses Predicting Weather 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

Gasses that surround Earth’s surface What is air? Gasses that surround Earth’s surface Row 1, Col 1

What is the amount of water that covers Earth’s surface. 3/4 1,2

An area where two air masses What is a front? An area where two air masses meet. 1,3

This person studies and What is a meteorologist? This person studies and predicts weather. 1,4

When water vapor becomes What is condensation? When water vapor becomes a liquid as it cools. 2,1

This causes water to evaporate. What is the sun? This causes water to evaporate. 2,2

In which type of front would What is a cold front? In which type of front would you see more clouds. 2,3

This is represented on a map by using curved lines with What is a cold front? This is represented on a map by using curved lines with blue triangles . 2,4

The amount of water in the air. What is humidity? The amount of water in the air. 3,1

When water cools it forms droplets that come together How is a cloud formed? When water cools it forms droplets that come together in the atmosphere. 3,2

This front brings more precipitation. What is a warm front? This front brings more precipitation. 3,3

This is represented on a map by using curved lines with What is a warm front? This is represented on a map by using curved lines with red half circles. 3,4

often bring rain or snow. What are stratus clouds? Clouds close to the ground that often bring rain or snow. 4,1

When water droplets become heavy and gravity pulls them What is precipitation? When water droplets become heavy and gravity pulls them back down to Earth. 4,2

These are the three basic types What are cumulus, stratus and cirrus? These are the three basic types of clouds. 4,3

Weather maps, weather radar, barometers, and anemometers. What does a weather forecaster use to predict weather? Weather maps, weather radar, barometers, and anemometers. 4,4

A tool that measures air What is a barometer? A tool that measures air pressure. 5,1

Water from precipitation seeps into the ground and bodies of What is storage? Water from precipitation seeps into the ground and bodies of water. 5,2

What do air masses from the south bring? This air mass brings warmer weather. 5,3

This sea is less salty because many rivers flow into it. What is the Baltic Sea? This sea is less salty because many rivers flow into it. 5,4