Transcript 4th Grade Weather and Water Cycle Vocabulary

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4
Grade Weather and
Water Cycle Vocabulary
Mrs. Thornburg’s version
What do we call the constant movement of
water from Earth’s surface to the
atmosphere and back to Earth’s surface?
Water Cycle
What do we call the process by which a gas
changes into a liquid?
Condensation
What do we call the process by which a
liquid changes into a gas?
Evaporation
What do we call water that falls from clouds
to the Earth?
Precipitation
What do we call the storage of water in a
lake, pond, ocean, or river after it falls from
the clouds?
Collection
What do we call a measurement of the
amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
What do we call the condition of the
atmosphere at a certain place and time?
Weather
What do we call the pattern of weather an
area experiences over a long period of time?
Climate
What do we call a stream of water that flows
like a river through the ocean?
Current
What do we call someone who studies
weather?
Meteorologist
What do we call the study of weather?
Meteorology
What do we call a weather instrument that
measures air pressure?
Barometer
What do we call a weather instrument that
measures wind speed?
Anemometer
What do we call a weather instrument that
measures temperature?
Thermometer
What do we call an instrument that collects
the water amount over a period of time?
Rain Gauge
What do we call a large body of air that has
similar temperature and humidity
throughout?
Air mass
What do we call a place where two air
masses meet?
Front