Chapter 8: The Water Cycle

Question 1

water cycle

Answer 1

The movement of water from the surface of Earth into the air and back again

Question 2

precipitation

Answer 2

Water that falls to Earth

Question 3

evaporation

Answer 3

The process by which a liquid changes into a gas

Question 4

condensation

Answer 4

The process by which a gas changes into a liquid

Question 5

rain

Answer 5

Precipitation that is liquid water

Question 6

sleet

Answer 6

Precipitation made when rain falls through freezing-cold air and turns to ice

Question 7

snow

Answer 7

Precipitation made when water vapor turns directly into ice and forms ice crystals

Question 8

hail

Answer 8

Round pieces of ice formed when frozen rain is coated with water and refreezes

Question 9

tornado

Answer 9

A fast-spinning spiral of wind that touches the ground

Question 10

hurricane

Answer 10

A large tropical storm with wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour

Question 11

sea breeze

Answer 11

A breeze that moves from the water to the land

Question 12

land breeze

Answer 12

A breeze that moves from the land to the water

Question 13

rain shadow

Answer 13

The area on the side of a mountain range that gets little or no rain or cloud cover

Question 14

air mass

Answer 14

A large body of air that has a similar temperature and moisture level

Question 15

cold front

Answer 15

The boundary where a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

Question 16

warm front

Answer 16

The boundary where a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass

Question 17

barometer

Answer 17

A weather instrument used to measure air pressure

Question 18

anemometer

Answer 18

A weather instrument that measures wind speed