| A | B |
| hygrometer | A device for measuring the moisture in the air. |
| anemometer | A device for measuring exact wind speed. |
| barameter | A device for measuring air pressure. |
| humidity | The measure of the amount of water vaper in the air. |
| precipitaion | Comes from the Latin Praecipitatum, meaning "thrown down in a rush." |
| wind vane | A device for measuring wind direction. |
| meteorologist | The person who studies the weather by observing and recording it. |
| the water cycle | The movement of water from evaporation to condensation to precipitation is called____. |
| noon | Sunlight hits the Earth most directly about____. |
| Surfaces that ____more energy quickly, heat the air above them more than other surfaces. | absorb |
| lower | When you fly in a plane, the air pressure is____ than on the surface of the Earth. |
| When air moves from a place with high pressure to a place with low presure, you feel____. | wind |
| cirrus clouds | High, fast-moving clouds that look like feathers are___. |
| hail | Forms of precipitation including rain, snow, and___. |
| an air mass | A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity is____. |
| meet | A front is the line where two air masses___. |
| predict | To forecast the weather is to ____ weather in the future. |