Weather Patterns Vocabulary

The scientific study of weather

• cosmetology

• biology

• climatology

• meteorology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

something we observe to be similar over and over again

• pattern

• source

• wind

• change

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds to the ground

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

where something comes from

• pattern

• change

• source

• stability

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

when something stays mostly the same over time

• change

• source

• stability

• pattern

a measure of how hot or cold someting is

• temperature

• weather

• thermometer

• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

to move from one object to another or one place to another

• source

• transfer

• pattern

• factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

the layer of atmosphere closest to Earth, where weather happens

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• exosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

water as a gas

• wind

• precipitation

• temperature

• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place

• weather

• climate

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5