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Florida Science Fusion 5th Grade - Unit 3 Review (Weather, Climate, and the Water Cycle)

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evaporation
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
atmosphere
The mixture of gases that surround a planet.
precipitation
Water that falls from the air to Earth's surface.
When water evaporates, it forms an invisible gas called
water vapor
condensation
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.
runoff
Water that does not soak into the ground and that flows across Earth's surface.
weather
What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
barometer
A weather instrument used to measure air pressure.
Name the tool that measures humidity.
hygrometer
anemometer
A weather instrument that measures wind speed.
humidity
The amount of water vapor in the air.
air pressure
The weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth.
air mass
A large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout.
wind
Air that is moving.
front
The border where two air masses meet.
Wind usually moves from areas of
__________________________ pressure to
areas of ______________________ pressure
high, low
What forms when a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass?
a cold front
weather map
A map that uses symbols to show weather data.
climate zone
An area that has similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout.
Name the kind of scientist who uses data to make weather maps.
meteorologist
climate
The pattern of weather an area experiences over a long period of time.
equator
An imaginary line around Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles.
What kind of climate occurs near the equator?
tropical
What is the latitude of the equator?
0 degrees
latitude
A measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator.
volume
The amount of space something takes up.
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