Vocabulary Quiz: Weather Terms

What is the definition of "meteorologists"?

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

• Scientists who study the weather

• Moving air is called wind

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Who are "meteorologists"?

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• Scientists who study the weather

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

• What the air is like at a certain time and place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does "precipitation" entail?

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

• Scientists who study the weather

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• Moving air is called wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does "temperature" refer to?

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• Moving air is called wind

• What the air is like at a certain time and place

• Scientists who study the weather

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the definition of "precipitation"?

• The measure of how hot or cold something is

• Scientists who study the weather

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

• A blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is defined as "wind"?

• Scientists who study the weather

• Moving air

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

• A blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Define "temperature".

• What the air is like at a certain time and place

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• A blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth

• Scientists who study the weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Who studies the weather and predicts weather patterns?

• What the air is like at a certain time and place

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• Scientists who study the weather

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does "atmosphere" mean?

• A blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth

• Moving air is called wind

• Scientists who study the weather

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

What is the meaning of "atmosphere"?

• Moving air is called wind

• Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere

• A blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth

• The measure of how hot or cold something is

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6