Unit 6: Meteorology (Spring 2023)

air pressure

• a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
• an upward current or draft of air.
• the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
• a convection cell within a cloud that is associated with a storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

relative humidity

• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
• the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
• an upward current or draft of air.
• a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

dew point

• a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters, winds above 74 mph
• Air currents moving vertically towards the ground
• a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
• temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

front

• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
• a convection cell within a cloud that is associated with a storm
• a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
• A boundary between two air masses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

thunderstorm

• a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
• Air currents moving vertically towards the ground
• an upward current or draft of air.
• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

hurricane

• a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
• a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters, winds above 74 mph
• A boundary between two air masses
• a convection cell within a cloud that is associated with a storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

cloud

• temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms
• a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
• Air currents moving vertically towards the ground

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

storm cell

• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
• a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters, winds above 74 mph
• a convection cell within a cloud that is associated with a storm
• A boundary between two air masses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

down draft

• a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
• The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
• Air currents moving vertically towards the ground
• a convection cell within a cloud that is associated with a storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

updraft

• a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
• a convection cell within a cloud that is associated with a storm
• an upward current or draft of air.
• a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters, winds above 74 mph

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6