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