Weather Patterns Vocabulary TEST

Front

What are liquid water droplets suspended in the air called?

Back

Cloud

Front

What is a measure of how hot or cold something is?

Back

Temperature

Front

What does it mean to move from one object to another or one place to another?

Back

Transfer

Front

True or False: Energy transfers from cold air to warm air until their temperatures become equal.

Back

False

Front

What happens to water vapor in an air parcel when it cools?

Back

It can condense into liquid water, forming a cloud and falling as rain.

Front

What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the amount of moisture in the air?

Back

Humidity

Front

What is the term for the movement of air in the atmosphere?

Back

Air current

Front

What do we call the average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period?

Back

Climate

Front

What is the term for a large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity?

Back

Air mass