| A | B |
|---|
| a scientist who studies the weather | meteorologist |
| amount of water vapor in the air is called | humidity |
| an instrument that measures temperature | thermometer |
| is the change in state of water from gas to a liquid | condensation |
| moisture that has condensed on objects near the ground | dew |
| a period of abnormally dry weather | drought |
| a nickname for a tornado | twister |
| the average daily or seasonal weather patterns of a region | climate |
| a mixture of smoke and fog in the atmosphere | smog |
| number of degrees on the Celsius scale when water boils | 100 degrees |
| number of degrees on the Celsius scale when water freezes | 0 degrees |
| the change in state of water from a liquid to a gas | evaporation |
| the change in state from a solid to a gas | sublimation |
| A wind sock shows | wind direction |
| measures wind speed | anemometer |
| rain, hail, sleet, and snow are examples | precipitation |
| dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air | tornado |
| a storm with heavy, dry snow, strong winds, and extreme cold | blizzard |
| evaporation, condensation, precipitation, accumulation are the four parts of the _____ _____ | water cycle |
| a great flowing or overflowing of water over land | flood |
| cloud that looks like puffy, white cotton | cumulus |
| clouds that are very high, thin and feathery | cirrus |
| clouds that are low, gray and seem to stretch acoss the sky | stratus |
| measures liquid precipitation | rain gauge |
