Vocabulary Study Guide Chapter 5

Vocabulary: A vocabulary quiz will be given at the end of the chapter.

You will have to match the definition with the correct vocabulary word.
1. Weather
2. Rain gauge

1. what the air is like at a certain time and

place
2. measures the amount of precipitation

3. Weather vane

3. points out wind direction

4. Anemometer

4. measures how fast the air is moving

5. Barometer

5. measures air pressure

6. Atmosphere

6. a blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that

8. Temperature

surround earth
7. water that falls to the ground from the
atmosphere (ex: rain, sleet, snow, hail)
8. a measure of how hot or cold something is

9. Thermometer

9. a tool that measures temperature

7. Precipitation

10. Cloud
11. Cirrus
12. Cumulus
13. Stratus
14. condensation
15. water vapor
16. hurricane
17. blizzard
18. tornado

10.

a collection of tiny water drops or ice

crystals in the air

11. clouds look thin, wispy, or feathery
12. puffy, white clouds that look like cotton
balls
13. flat layers of clouds
14. the changing of a gas to a liquid
15.
16.

water in the gas form

a large storm with strong wind, heavy rain,

and large waves that forms over the ocean

17. a storm with lots of snow, cold
temperatures, and strong winds
18. a powerful storm with rotating winds that
form a funnel