Weather and Climate Vocabulary Review #1

Weather and
Climate Vocabulary
LockeD! Science

5th Grade

The mixture of gases
held by gravity that
surrounds a planet

Atmosphere

Celsius

A metric unit of
measurement for

temperature

Climate

The average weather
conditions of a region
over many years (usually

a 30 years period)

Data

Pieces of

information

Interact

Acting in a way so to have an

effect on something else

Pattern

A repeating design or series

of numbers or events

Seasons

One of four periods of the year caused by
the tilt of the Earth away or towards the

sun as it revolves around the sun

temperature

The measurement of how
hot or cold something is

weather

Describes the day to day condition of

air outdoors such as temperature, cloud

cover, wind speed, and rainfall

Weather
symbols

A visual representation of a

weather condition

Wind speed

How fast the air is moving

Humidity

The amount of water vapor in

the air

Precipitation

Water droplets fall from the
atmosphere in the form of

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

Typical

Common, something that is

usual or average