Unit 8: The Water Cycle and Weather

A rain puddle getting smaller and smaller over a period of a few days is an

example of_______?

The air that surrounds the Earth; made of a mixture of gases.

The process of changing from a gas to a liquid is ________.

Water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is _________.

The process through which water moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is ________.

The process of changing from a liquid to a gas _______.

A tool for collecting and measuring the amount of precipitation that falls is _________.

Increasing water levels in ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, glaciers, snowpack, or water run-offs is ________.

How fast and in what direction the air is moving is referred to as _________.

A weather instrument used to show the direction of the wind is called a ________.