Unit 6 Vocabulary

A blanket of gases that surround the Earth

• currents

• climate

• atmosphere

• atmospheric pressure

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The force that the air around us exerts

• currents

• climate

• atmosphere

• atmospheric pressure

Patterns of circulation of air or water around the Earth that are caused by the Sun’s heat

• currents

• climate

• atmosphere

• atmospheric pressure

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The long-term or typical pattern of weather in a particular area

• currents

• climate

• atmosphere

• atmospheric pressure

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The effect of the spinning of the Earth, which forces winds and currents into a spiral

• weather

• cloud

• coriolis effect

• precipitation

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The way the Earth’s atmosphere behaves and changes day to day

• weather

• cloud

• coriolis effect

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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A collection of water droplets and dust particles that is caused by a drop in pressure and is visible from Earth

• weather

• cloud

• coriolis effect

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water that falls to the Earth’s surface, otherwise known as rain

• weather

• cloud

• coriolis effect

• precipitation

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A strong, long-lasting, and organized thunderstorm feed by a consistently rotating updraft known as a mesocyclone

• supercell

• isobars

• meterologist

• currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Lines on a weather forecasting map that show atmospheric pressure

• supercell

• isobars

• meterologist

• currents