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Water Cycle and Weather Study Guide Test Date: ________________ Know the definitions to the following vocabulary words: Climate Current Humidity Meteorology Weather Air Mass Front 1. What weather instrument measures air pressure? 2. What weather instrument measures the amount of rainfall? 3. What is the freezing point of water? What is the boiling point of water? (F and C) 4. What is a cloud? How is a cloud formed? What happens to the water vapor? 5. What are the 4 different types of precipitation and how are they different? 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. What happens when water vapor had condensed into droplets near the ground level? _________________ 7. What happens when water vapor rises in the air? 8. What does a rising barometer indicate/ tell us? 9. What weather do we have when a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass? 10. What is the border where two air masses meet? 11. How could you make one of the weather instruments at home? Explain. 12. What are the parts of the water cycle? Describe what happens in each: (write on the back)