Weather Vocabulary

The continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere

• water cycle

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing a gas into a liquid forming clouds.

• Water cycle

• Condensation

• precipitation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which a liquid changes into a gas by heat.

• Water cycle

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Any liquid or solid water that falls to the Earth because of condensation in the atmosphere.

• Water cycle

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Wispy clouds that are found high in the sky.

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Large, fluffy clouds that can be found in the middle layer of the sky.

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Layered clouds that are found in the lower layer of the sky.

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tall, fluffy storm clouds.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A storm with violent winds that form over tropical waters

• Typhoon

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A storm with thunder and lightning.

• Typhoon

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6