Weather Vocabulary Review

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What is Density?

Back

A property of matter representing mass per unit volume.

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What is a Tornado?

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A violently rotating column of air stretching from a cloud to the ground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What are maritime air masses?

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Air masses that have lots of moisture.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is Weather?

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The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What is a hurricane?

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A tropical low-pressure system with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (74 mi/h) or more.

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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 storm with lightning and thunder and typically also rain and hail.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is a tsunami?

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A series of ocean waves caused by any large and sudden displacement of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

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What is an air mass?

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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

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6