Weather Study Vocabulary

The process of changing liquid water into water vapor

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process of changing water vapor into liquid water

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process of liquid or solid water falling from the sky

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of water vapor in the air

• relative humidity

• dew point

• precipitation

• saturation point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

temperature of the air compared to the max water vapor it can hold

• relative humidity

• dew point

• precipitation

• saturation point

What type of air mass would best describe #1 in the picture?

• polar maritime

• polar continental

• tropical maritime

• tropical continental

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of air mass would best describe #2 in the picture?

• polar maritime

• polar continental

• tropical maritime

• tropical continental

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of air mass would best describe #3 in the picture?

• polar maritime

• polar continental

• tropical maritime

• tropical continental

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of air mass would best describe #4 in the picture?

• polar maritime

• polar continental

• tropical maritime

• tropical continental

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of air mass would best describe #5 in the picture?

• polar maritime

• polar continental

• tropical maritime

• tropical continental

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6