Big Idea 7: Part 2

A mixture of solid and liquid precipitation that typically occurs during winter when precipitation freezes or melts as it passes through different temperatures.

• Rain

• Evaporation

• Sleet

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The force of air pushing down on Earth, measured with a barometer.

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Air Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The amount of heat or thermal energy in the air, measured by a thermometer.

• Air Temperature

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Water Cycle

The amount of water vapor in the air, measured with a hygrometer.

• Evaporation

• Humidity

• Runoff

• Collection Area (Ocean)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where the air is blowing to and from, measured with a wind vane.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Wind Direction

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How fast or slow the wind is blowing, measured with an anemometer.

• Wind Speed

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Wind Direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Condensed water droplets in the sky. Four main types are: cumulonimbus, cirrus, stratus, and cumulus.

• Evaporation

• Sleet

• Wind Speed

• Clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Half of the Earth-northern, southern, eastern, and western hemisphere.

• Hemisphere

• Evaporation

• Clouds

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Imaginary lines that measure how far a location is north or south of the equator.

• Clouds

• Air Temperature

• Latitude

• Wind Speed

The altitude, or height of a location above sea level.

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

• Condensation

• Elevation