Weather Vocabulary

3. Vane A scientific tool used to measure wind direction.
6. The process when liquid water is heated and changes into water vapor, which rises into the atmosphere.
8. A scientific tool used to measure the humidity in the air.
11. Gauge A scientific tool used to measure the amount of precipitation collected.
12. The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years.
13. The process when water vapor cools and changes back into tiny drops of liquid water, forming clouds.
14. A scientific tool used to measure air temperature.

1. Water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
2. The process when water gathers in oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
4. A scientific tool used to measure wind speed.
5. The day-to-day conditions and changes in Earth’s atmosphere.
7. A scientific tool used to measure air pressure.
9. Water that cannot be absorbed into the ground and drains into nearby oceans, lakes, and rivers.
10. Water evaporating from the leaves and flowers of plants.