Weather and Climate Vocabulary

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a warm water current in the Atlantic Ocean that warms the air and land along the east coast​

• jet stream
• Gulf Stream
• La Nina
• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

weight of the atmosphere in a certain area that pushes down on the earth

• weather
• precipitation
• air pressure
• climate

daily conditions of wind, temperature, clouds, humidity, and precipitation​

• climate
• weather
• troposphere
• humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

rain, sleet, snow, hail, or mixed forms of water that fall from the sky

• precipitation
• evaporation
• weather
• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

this explains the movement of water in Earth’s atmosphere as it evaporates, collects together to form clouds in condensation, and falls as precipitation in the form of liquid or ice​

• water cycle
• precipitation
• condensation
• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

this climate region contains most of the earth’s land masses and has moderate temperatures and rainfall year-round​

• polar
• troposphere
• temperate
• tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

large scale warming of the surface layers in the Pacific Ocean and weakening of the trade winds

• El Nino
• Gulf Stream
• La Nina
• low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a pressure area of warm air that often causes stormy weather

• high pressure
• low pressure
• jet stream
• Gulf Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

water heats up, it turns into a gas (meaning that it is drawn into the atmosphere) in this part of the water cycle​

• humidity
• precipitation
• evaporation
• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4