Weather Vocabulary

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What is weather?

Back

What happens in the atmosphere, what the air is like outside.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is a thermometer?

Back

A tool that measures temperature.

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What is the water cycle?

Back

The way that water moves in different forms throughout the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What does an anemometer measure?

Back

Wind speed.

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What is the atmosphere?

Back

Layers of gases surrounding the earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is humidity?

Back

The amount of water vapor in the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is a rain gauge?

Back

A tool that measures the amount of rainfall.

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What is a cloud?

Back

A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.

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What is a forecast?

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A prediction of what the weather will be like in the future.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2