Weather, Climate and Water Cycle

What the atmosphere is like at a given time or place.

The amount of water vapor in the air.

Water that is stored underground, either near the surface or deep.

This forms when a warm air mass moves over a colder air mass.

Water moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere through this process...

A large slow moving mass of ice.

The long-term weather patterns in a place.

The change of gas into a liquid.

Water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, and hail.

Precipitation adds water to aquifers in places called?

These clouds form low in the sky and may signal rain. Fog is one type.

The weight of the atmosphere on earth's surface.

The water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth's surface.

The process where water can evaporate from the leaves of plants.

The mixture of gase that surround the earth.

These clouds are usually made of water droplets, are puffy, and form at lower elevations.

What provides the energy for the water cycle?

The change from a liquid to a gas.

This climate is generally warm because it is near the equator.

These clouds form high in the atmosphere, are signs of fair weather but can signal change.

A body of rock that stores groundwater is called an ____________________.

This forms inside a large thundercloud; wind carries raindrops, adding layers that freeze.

Some factors that affect climate are: equator, water, landforms and what else?

This science tool measures wind speed.