Name
Date
Vocabulary
air mass
transpiration
groundwater
aquifer
condensation
dew point
air pressure
meteorologist
precipitation
water cycle
convection current
evaporation
water vapor
ocean current
humidity
Matching
Match each definition with a word.
1.
the weight of air of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth
2.
when plants release water vapor into the air by their leaves
3.
underground rock layer that stores large amounts of water.
4.
The amount of water vapor in the air.
5.
circular motion of gas or liquid as it heats
6.
water underneath the surface of the earth
7.
water that is in the form of gas rather than liquid or solid
8.
Any and all forms of water, such as rain, snow, or hail, which falls from clouds and
reaches the ground.
9.
water that flows like a river in an ocean
Complete the Sentence
Write the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
10.
In a
11.
We have had a lot of
12.
The heat wouldn't be too bad if the
13.
The cool, moist
14.
, warm air rises and cool air descends.
this month.
wasn't so high.
brought lower temperatures and precipitation.
formed on the outside of the glass of ice cold lemonade.
15.
We were surprised by how deep the water was in the
16.
When you go to Big Bear, the
mountains.
17.
The residents received a dire warning from the
multiple tornadoes.
.
will decrease because we will go up into the
about the possibility of
Name
Date
Analogies
Complete the analogies.
transpiration
condensation
18.
liquid to gas : evaporation :: gas to liquid :
19.
rain : precipitation :: cirrus :
20.
rain gauge : precipitation :: thermometer :
A.
D.
temperature
C.
rain
D.
sleet
earthquakes
C.
traffic congestion
D.
pollution levels
thunderstorm
C.
evaporation
D.
waterspout
:: weather vane : wind
A.
precipitation
B.
23.
A.
24.
A.
26.
A.
27.
storms
A.
29.
A.
30.
A.
B.
land : tornado :: water :
hail
B.
diagnosis : physician :: weather forecast :
B. astrologist
meteorologist
C.
climatologist
D.
geologist
C.
photosynthesis
D.
food
D.
wind
C. precipitation
D.
evaporation
C.
clouds
D.
fog
C.
high pressure
D.
stratus clouds
C.
air pressure
D.
altitude
heat : evaporation :: light :
water
B.
darkness
gingerbread : cookies :: snow :
precipitation
B.
C.
rain
sleet
gas to liquid : condensation :: liquid to gas :
A.
28.
wind
Meteorologist : weather :: Seismologist :
A.
25.
fronts
wind
rain gauge :
A.
air mass
C.
B. humidity
21.
22.
convection current
B. fortification
sublimation
winter : frost :: summer :
humidity
B.
dew
precipitation : low pressure :: dry weather :
cold front
B.
jet stream
thermometer : temperature :: barometer :
humidity
B.
wind speed
Answer Key
1. air pressure
2. transpiration
3. aquifer
4. humidity
5. convection current
6. groundwater
7. water vapor
8. precipitation
9. ocean current
10. convection current
11. precipitation
12. humidity
13. air mass
14. Condensation
15. aquifer
16. air pressure
17. meteorologist
18. condensation
19. cloud
20. temperature
21. precipitation
22. earthquakes
23. waterspout
24. meteorologist
25. photosynthesis
26. precipitation
27. evaporation
28. dew
29. high pressure
30. air pressure