Water Cycle and Weather Instrument Vocabulary

What is the constant movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back to earth called?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

What is the process of matter changing state from liquid to gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Water Cycle

What is the process of matter changing state from gas to liquid?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Water Cycle

What term describes any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the surface of Earth?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

Who is a scientist that studies weather?

• Biologist

• Meteorologist

• Geologist

• Astronomer

What instrument is used to measure the amount of rainfall?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

What instrument is used to measure temperature?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

What is a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air called?

• Cloud

• Fog

• Rain

• Snow