Weather

Most of the precipitation in the US starts out as____________.

________ is a cloud at ground level.

The amount of water vapor in the air is called

The current state of the atmosphere is called

The pushing force of the atmosphere is called

Put the climate zones in order from closest to the equator to the farthest from the equator.

__________ is a measure of how far a place is from the equator.

Meteorologists measure the wind speed using an instrument called an _____

__________ is the movement of the air that redistributes heat on Earth.

_____________ is frozen precipitation that forms in layers.

___________ is the changing of a liquid to a gas.

Scientists called ________ study and predict the weather.

The steps of the water cycle include the following evaporation, condensation, precipitation and

Air pressure __________ as you go higher in the atmosphere.

_______ is frozen raindrops

All the waters of Earth make up the _________________

__________ clouds are high-level clouds that are often thin, wispy, and white.

A ____________ wind comes from the south and moves towards the north.

The average weather conditions over a long time is called__________.

The height above sea level is called