Weather Terms

2. When the air is so cold that water vapor changes directly to ice crystals
4. water drops that are about 1000 times the size of a cloud drop
5. Temperature at which condensation begins
7. People release water vapor into the air every time they exhale
8. Percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature
12. Water that is not soaked into the ground and moves towards bodies of water
13. Large ice pellets form in cumulonimbus clouds when updrafts of warm air carry rain up so high it freezes and collects snow flakes which melt and add to its size
14. Molecules of liquid water in oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water are heated by the Sun and escape into the atmosphere
15. When rain falls through a layer of very cold air and freezes before it hits the ground.

1. Water vapor in air condenses to form liquid water or ice crystals
3. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface
6. Occurs after rain hits the ground, then it freezes on contact
9. Water fall back to Earth’s surface and is temporarily stored in bodies of water
10. Cycle Process of water moving between the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere
11. Measure of amount of water vapor in the air