| A | B |
|---|
| water vapor | water that is in the form of gas |
| evaporate | to change from liquid to a gas |
| condense | to change from a gas to a liquid |
| cloud | a mass of many droplets or bits of ice that float in the air |
| precipitation | a form of water that falls to the ground from clouds |
| water cycle | movement of water from the earth to the air and back to the earth |
| hurricane | a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water, with strong winds and heavy rains |
| tornado | a funnel cloud that has very strong winds and moves along a narrow path |
| blizzard | a snowstorm with strong, cold winds and very low temperatures |
| When do clouds form? | when water vapor in the air condenses |
| You can tell what kind of weather is coming by looking at the... | clouds |
| When the air temperature near the ground is above freezing bits of ice from clouds fall as... | rain |
| When the air temperature from the clouds to the ground stays cold the ice from clouds falls as... | snow |
| Where is water found on earth? | oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, and underground |
| Water evaporates, condenses, and falls to the earth as ... | precipitation over and over again in the water cycle |
| a thunderstorm forms when... | cold air pushes into warm air and warm air rises |
| a hurricane forms over oceans when... | large amounts of water enter the air as vapor, warm air quickly rises, large thunder clouds pile up, and strong, fast winds blow |
| A tornado is... | spinning funnel cloud that reaches from the clouds toward the earth |
