Weather and Climate Vocab

day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area is -

• Climate

• Weather

• Atmosphere

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time [30 years or more (many decades)] -

• Climate

• Weather

• Atmosphere

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

air that surrounds the Earth; made of a mixture of gases -

• Climate

• Weather

• Atmosphere

• Water Cycle

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

water that falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a tool for collecting and measuring the amount of precipitation that falls

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

• Weather

• Water Accumulation

a weather instrument used to show the direction of the wind; often ornamental

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

• Weather

• Water Accumulation

how fast and in what direction the air is moving

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Conditions

• Weather

• Water Accumulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a huge ball of gases around which the Earth and other planets of the solar system revolve;

• Sun

• Water Cycle

• Weather

• Water Accumulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2