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Let’s go step by step to match each definition with the correct Earth science term from the word bank.
We’ll read each numbered definition and think about which word fits best.
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1. air moving in a specific direction
→ That’s wind. Wind is just air that’s blowing somewhere.
2. formation of liquid water from water vapor
→ When water vapor (gas) turns into liquid, that’s called condensation. Like when your mirror fogs up after a shower.
3. cloud droplets combine and grow large enough to fall to Earth
→ That’s how rain, snow, etc., get big enough to fall — that’s precipitation.
4. measurement of average amount of motion of molecules
→ This sounds fancy, but it’s really just temperature. The faster molecules move, the hotter it is.
5. instrument for testing wind direction
→ That’s a wind vane. It points where the wind is coming from.
6. amount of water vapor present in the air
→ That’s humidity. Just how much moisture is in the air.
7. the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms
→ That’s the dew point. When air cools to this temp, dew or fog can form.
8. made up of molecules that are always moving randomly
→ That’s air. Air is a mix of gases whose molecules zoom around all the time.
9. amount of water vapor present in air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
→ That’s relative humidity. It tells you how “full” the air is with moisture right now.
10. state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
→ That’s weather. Is it sunny? Rainy? Hot? Cold? That’s weather.
11. a stratus cloud on the ground, forms when warm, moist air cools at ground level
→ That’s fog. Fog is basically a cloud touching the ground.
12. instrument for measuring wind speed
→ That’s an anemometer. It spins faster when the wind blows harder.
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Now let’s do the short-answer questions:
13. Rain:
Rain forms when tiny water droplets in clouds bump into each other and stick together until they’re heavy enough to fall as liquid water.
14. Snow:
Snow forms when water vapor freezes directly into ice crystals in cold clouds. These crystals stick together and fall as snowflakes.
15. Sleet:
Sleet happens when rain falls through a layer of freezing air near the ground and turns into little ice pellets before hitting the ground.
16. Hail:
Hail forms inside strong thunderstorms. Updrafts carry raindrops high into very cold parts of the cloud, where they freeze. They bounce around, picking up more layers of ice, until they’re too heavy and fall.
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Now for cloud types:
17. Stratus:
Stratus clouds are flat, gray, layered clouds that often cover the whole sky like a blanket. They usually bring light rain or drizzle, or just overcast skies.
18. Cumulus:
Cumulus clouds are puffy, white, cotton-ball-like clouds with flat bottoms. They usually mean fair weather, but if they grow tall, they can turn into storm clouds.
19. Cirrus:
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy, feather-like clouds high in the sky. They’re made of ice crystals and usually mean fair weather, but sometimes signal a change in weather is coming.
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Final Answer:
1. wind
2. condensation
3. precipitation
4. temperature
5. wind vane
6. humidity
7. dew point
8. air
9. relative humidity
10. weather
11. fog
12. anemometer
13. Rain: Water droplets in clouds join together until heavy enough to fall as liquid.
14. Snow: Water vapor freezes into ice crystals that clump and fall as snowflakes.
15. Sleet: Raindrops freeze into ice pellets while falling through cold air near the ground.
16. Hail: Ice balls form in thunderstorms as raindrops are carried up and down, collecting layers of ice.
17. Stratus: Flat, gray, layered clouds; often bring light rain or overcast skies.
18. Cumulus: Puffy, white clouds with flat bases; usually mean fair weather.
19. Cirrus: Thin, wispy, high-altitude clouds made of ice; often signal changing weather.
We’ll read each numbered definition and think about which word fits best.
---
1. air moving in a specific direction
→ That’s wind. Wind is just air that’s blowing somewhere.
2. formation of liquid water from water vapor
→ When water vapor (gas) turns into liquid, that’s called condensation. Like when your mirror fogs up after a shower.
3. cloud droplets combine and grow large enough to fall to Earth
→ That’s how rain, snow, etc., get big enough to fall — that’s precipitation.
4. measurement of average amount of motion of molecules
→ This sounds fancy, but it’s really just temperature. The faster molecules move, the hotter it is.
5. instrument for testing wind direction
→ That’s a wind vane. It points where the wind is coming from.
6. amount of water vapor present in the air
→ That’s humidity. Just how much moisture is in the air.
7. the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms
→ That’s the dew point. When air cools to this temp, dew or fog can form.
8. made up of molecules that are always moving randomly
→ That’s air. Air is a mix of gases whose molecules zoom around all the time.
9. amount of water vapor present in air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
→ That’s relative humidity. It tells you how “full” the air is with moisture right now.
10. state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
→ That’s weather. Is it sunny? Rainy? Hot? Cold? That’s weather.
11. a stratus cloud on the ground, forms when warm, moist air cools at ground level
→ That’s fog. Fog is basically a cloud touching the ground.
12. instrument for measuring wind speed
→ That’s an anemometer. It spins faster when the wind blows harder.
---
Now let’s do the short-answer questions:
13. Rain:
Rain forms when tiny water droplets in clouds bump into each other and stick together until they’re heavy enough to fall as liquid water.
14. Snow:
Snow forms when water vapor freezes directly into ice crystals in cold clouds. These crystals stick together and fall as snowflakes.
15. Sleet:
Sleet happens when rain falls through a layer of freezing air near the ground and turns into little ice pellets before hitting the ground.
16. Hail:
Hail forms inside strong thunderstorms. Updrafts carry raindrops high into very cold parts of the cloud, where they freeze. They bounce around, picking up more layers of ice, until they’re too heavy and fall.
---
Now for cloud types:
17. Stratus:
Stratus clouds are flat, gray, layered clouds that often cover the whole sky like a blanket. They usually bring light rain or drizzle, or just overcast skies.
18. Cumulus:
Cumulus clouds are puffy, white, cotton-ball-like clouds with flat bottoms. They usually mean fair weather, but if they grow tall, they can turn into storm clouds.
19. Cirrus:
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy, feather-like clouds high in the sky. They’re made of ice crystals and usually mean fair weather, but sometimes signal a change in weather is coming.
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Final Answer:
1. wind
2. condensation
3. precipitation
4. temperature
5. wind vane
6. humidity
7. dew point
8. air
9. relative humidity
10. weather
11. fog
12. anemometer
13. Rain: Water droplets in clouds join together until heavy enough to fall as liquid.
14. Snow: Water vapor freezes into ice crystals that clump and fall as snowflakes.
15. Sleet: Raindrops freeze into ice pellets while falling through cold air near the ground.
16. Hail: Ice balls form in thunderstorms as raindrops are carried up and down, collecting layers of ice.
17. Stratus: Flat, gray, layered clouds; often bring light rain or overcast skies.
18. Cumulus: Puffy, white clouds with flat bases; usually mean fair weather.
19. Cirrus: Thin, wispy, high-altitude clouds made of ice; often signal changing weather.
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