Weather Vocabulary Review

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What is a storm surge?

Back

A rapid rise in water level in a coastal area caused by a hurricane pushing a huge mass of ocean water, often leading to flooding and destruction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is density?

Back

A property of matter representing mass per unit volume.

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What are polar air masses?

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Air masses that form at high pressure areas with low temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is an air mass?

Back

A large volume of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is a tropical storm?

Back

A low-pressure system that starts in the tropics with winds of at least 65 kilometers per hour (40 mi/h) but less than 120 kilometers per hour (74 mi/h).

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is a hurricane?

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A powerful tropical storm with winds exceeding 120 kilometers per hour (74 mi/h).

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is a thunderstorm?

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A rain-bearing cloud that also produces lightning and thunder.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is a tornado?

Back

A rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is humidity?

Back

The amount of water vapor present in the air.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5