Topic 2 Elevate Science Vocabulary

Definition: Localized storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation, frequent thunder, and dangerous lightning

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Definition: scientists who study and try to predict weather

• chemists

• ecologists

• seismologists

• meteorologists

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Definition: the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

• water

• humidity

• wind

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Definition: Describes an estimate of a value that is very close to the exact value

• continuous

• securely

• stationary

• approximate

Definition: The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air.

• precipitation

• wind

• altitude

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• storm

• precipitation

• drought

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: a violent disturbance in the atmosphere

• wind

• drought

• tornado

• storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Definition: the change of state from gas to a liquid

• evaporation

• melting

• condensation

• sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Definition: The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix

• front

• cycle

• wind

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Definition: the thin envelope of gases that surrounds the planet and forms Earth's outermost layer

• humidity

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6