NC 5th Grade Weather Vocabulary

the weight of the atmosphere 

• weather
• air pressure
• climate

tool used to measure wind speed

• anemometer
• wind vane
• barometer
• thermometer

a place where two different air masses meet

• air mass
• clouds
• front
• air pressure

warming of the Pacific Ocean due to weak trade winds

• jet stream
• gulf stream
• El Nino
• La Nina

a cold air mass bumps against a warm air mass

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front

a tool used to measure air pressure

• rain gauge
• barometer
• anemometer
• wind vane

ocean current that brings warm moist weather up the east coast

• jet stream
• gulf stream
• El Nino
• La Nina

distance north or south of the equator

• longitude
• hemisphere
• latitude
• prime meridian

state if atmosphere at a certain time and place

• weather
• climate
• clouds
• front

masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals

• front
• clouds
• rain
• snow