Matching – Write the letter of the definition that matches the word. 1)Evaporation 2)Condensation 3)Insolation 4)Precipitation 5)Desalination a)Slow changing of liquid into a gas b)Getting fresh water from salt water c)Any form of water particles that fall from the atmosphere to the ground d)Amount of the sun’s energy that reaches Earth at a given time and place. e)The changing of a gas into a liquid. 6) Stratus cloud 7) Fog 8) Cirrus Cloud 9) Cumulus Cloud f) A cloud at ground level g)A cloud that forms in a blanket-like layer h)A puffy cloud that appears to rise up from a flat bottom i)A high-altitude cloud with a feather-like shape, made of ice crystals

10)The top of water filled spaces in the ground is called the ______ __________. 11)A _______ is a hole dug below the water table that water seeps into. 12)Water continuously moves between the Earth’s surface and the air, changing from liquid to gas to liquid, in a process called the _______ ________. 13)An underground layer of rock or soil filled with water is called a/an ________. 14)A ________ is a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground. 15)Fresh water is stored in an area called a ___________. 16)Water returns to the air as a gas called ______ _______. 17)Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes, or pores, in soil and rocks is called __________. WORD BOX WATER CYCLEGROUNDWATERAQUIFER WATER TABLESPRINGWELL RESERVOIRWATER VAPOR

WORD BOX ANENOMETERATMOSPHERETROPOSPHERE BAROMETERCOLD FRONTAIR MASS WARM FRONTWEATHERFRONT HURRICANEAIR PRESSURETORNADO 18 & 19) There are several layers to the Earth’s __________. The layer we live in is called the ___________. 20 & 21) There are many factors that affect the _______ in a given area. One of the most important factors is _____ ________, or the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it. 22 & 23) A/an _________ is a tool used to measure air pressure while a/an ___________ is a tool used to measure wind speed. 24 & 25) While a ________ is a violent storm consisting of whirling wind that moves across the ground, a ________ is a MUCH larger swirling storm with very low pressure at its center. 26 & 27) A ________ is a boundary between _____ _____es with different temperatures. 28) When cold air moves in under a warm air mass, a _______ ________ forms. 29) When warm air moves in over a cold air mass, a _________ _______ forms.

30) The curving of the path of a moving object caused by Earth’s rotation is called the _______ ________. 31) Wind that blows from sea to land is called a ______ ________. 32) Wind that blows from land to sea is called a ______ __________. 33) A circular pattern of air (or water) rising, sinking, and (in the case of air) wind is called a _______ ________. 34) A great rise of the sea along a shore caused by low air pressure is called a ________ ________.

a)A line on a weather map connecting places with equal air pressure b)The amount of water vapor in the air c)The most common severe storm, formed in cumulonimbus clouds d)The average weather pattern of a region e)A comparison between how much water vapor is in the air and how much the air could hold at a given temperature if it were full or saturated f)Air that moves horizontally 35) Wind 36) Humidity 37) Relative Humidity 38) Thunderstorm 39) Isobar 40) Climate Matching – Write the letter of the definition that matches the word.