Grade 3 TCI Science - Unit 3 Lessons 5-8 Vocab

air mass

• an area with a dry climate

• the line where two air masses meet

• an imaginary line around Earth

• a large body of air of the same temperature and humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

data

• pieces of information, such as facts or measurements

• a large spinning storm that forms over a tropical ocean

• a powerful, quickly spinning air mass

• structures that protect objects from lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

front

• a strong storm that brings wind, rain, thunder and lightning

• the line where two air masses meet

• an imaginary line around Earth

• an area's expected weather over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

meteorologist

• a large fire in a forest or grassland

• a scientist who studies weather

• a powerful, quickly spinning air mass

• a long lasting snowstorm with a lot of falling or blowing snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

climate

• an area with a dry climate

• a large spinning storm that forms over a tropical ocean

• a large fire in a forest or grassland

• an area's expected weather over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

desert

• an area with a dry climate

• structures that protect objects from lightning

• a powerful, quickly spinning air mass

• a large spinning storm that forms over a tropical ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

equator

• a strong storm that brings wind, rain, thunder and lightning

• an imaginary line around Earth

• the line where two air masses meet

• a large spinning storm that forms over a tropical ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

blizzard

• a strong storm that brings wind, rain, thunder and lightning

•  a storm that forms when strong winds pick up large amounts of dry soil

• a long lasting snowstorm with a lot of falling or blowing snow

• a large spinning storm that forms over a tropical ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

dust storm

• a large fire in a forest or grassland

• a strong storm that brings wind, rain, thunder and lightning

• a powerful, quickly spinning air mass

•  a storm that forms when strong winds pick up large amounts of dry soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

hurricane

• a powerful, quickly spinning air mass

• a strong storm that brings wind, rain, thunder and lightning

• a large fire in a forest or grassland

• a large spinning storm that forms over a tropical ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2