Vocabulary on Water Cycle and Weather/Climate

_________________ describes the condition of the air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover, wind, speed, and rainfall

• climate

• weather

• humidity

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

__________________ is the average weather condition of a region year after year (season)

• weather

• temperature

• climate

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

_________________ is the amount of water vapor in the air.

• temperature

• climate

• weather

• humidity

__________________ is how hot or cold something is.

• temperature

• weather

• climate

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

________________ are pieces of information.

• temperature

• typical

• data

• humidity

________________ means usual or average.

• data

• typical

• humidity

• temperature

_________________ is the changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth.

• weather

• climate

• water cycle

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_______________ are water droplets that fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain sleet, snow, or hail

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

____________________ is the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________________ is the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas caused by heat.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4