science chapter 6 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
barameter | tool used to measure air pressure |
wind vane | tool used to show the direction of the wind |
thermometer | tool used measure temperature |
anemometer | tool used to measure wind speed |
precipitation | any form of water that falls from the sky |
condensation | the process of water vapor becoming liquid water again |
groundwater | any water that is underground |
water cycle | the movement of water from earths surface to the atmosphere and back again |
ellipse | a shape that is like a circle stretched out in opposite directions |
revolution | movement of one object around another |
rotation | spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis |
tides | occurs because of the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on earths oceans |
phases | the shape of the moon formed by the lighted part of the half that faces the earth |
new moon | occurs when the unlighted half of the moon faces earth |
orbit | path an object follow as it revolves around another object |
high pressure | cool, dry clear, and nice weather |
low pressure | warm,moist air, storms, and overcast |
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