1. Weather Terms The Water Cycle Weather Instruments Earth-SunEarth- Moon 10 20 30 40 50

2. A large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture level Air Mass

3. Water that falls to Earth Precipitation

4. The process by which a liquid changes into a gas. Evaporation

5. The process by which a gas changes into a liquid Condensation

6. The movement of water from the surface of Earth into the air and back. Water Cycle

7. Water that flows through underground rock Groundwater

8. Precipitation that is liquid water Rain

9. The boundary where a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass. Cold Front

10. A dangerous front that can bring many inches of precipitation over a long period Stationary Front

11. A large tropical storm that has winds of at least 74 miles per hour. Hurricane

12. Measures temperatures in Celsius and Fahrenheit Thermometer

13. Instrument that measures wind speed Anemometer

14. Instrument that measures amount of rain fall. Rain Gauge

15. Instrument that measures air pressure. Barometer

16. Instrument the measures humidity level Hygrometer

17. The imaginary line that Earth spins around as it rotates Axis

18. How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun? 365 ¼ days

19. How long does it take the Earth to rotate on it’s axis? 24 hours or one day

20. If the southern hemisphere is having the season of winter, what season is the northern hemisphere having? Summer

21. This causes the Earth to have seasons. Earth’s Tilt

22. This is a small planetlike body that orbits the Earth. The Moon

23. This is the light source of the moon. Sunlight reflecting off of the moon’s surface

24. What is the correct sequence of moon phases starting with new moon? New Moon, first quarter, Full Moon, third quarter

25. About how long does it take the moon to revolve around earth? About 29 days or one month

26. What causes the different moon phases? The moon’s orbit around earth causes different amounts of sunlight to reflect off of the moon creating different shapes.