Predicting Weather/Weather Maps

a person that studies and predicts weather

• meteorologist

• radiologist

• forecast

• prediction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A prediction about the weather

• forecast

• prediction

• meteorologist

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A map that shows conditions in the atmosphere. Meteorologists use weather maps to forecast the weather.

• forecast

• weather map

• meteorologist

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

an extremely large body of air whose temperature and humidity are fairly similar

• air mass

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a boundary where two air masses with differing temperatures meet

• low pressure system

• fronts

• high pressure system

• forecast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a boundary where a warm mass meets a cold mass; it brings cloudy skies, drizzling rain, followed by humid and warmer temperatures. This is represented as a red line with half circles.

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a boundary where a cold mass meets a warm mass; it brings quick storms, followed by dry air and cooler temperatures. This is represented as a blue line with triangles.

• warm front

• cold front

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

brings fair weather and light winds. These bring sunny skies. It is represented as a big, blue H. This system generally brings “happy” weather

• warm front

• cold front

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

brings stormy weather with strong winds. This system is represented as a big, red L. It generally brings “lousy” weather.

• high pressure system

• low pressure system

• warm front

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

describes the average patterns of weather over a longer period of time

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6