Weather Vocabulary

The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.

• convection
• raditation
• weather
• climate

transfer of heat energy through liquids and gases; hot air/water rises and cool air falls in a circular motion

• climate
• radiation
• convection
• conduction

transfer of heat energy through waves (i.e., the sun's rays)

• convection
• ratiation
• evaporation
• conduction

average weather of an area over a period of time

• weather
• climate
• water cycle
• convection

a scientist who studies weather

• meteorologist
• ecologist
• scientist
• herbologist

transfer of heat between objects that are touching (i.e., you touch a stove top)

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• condensation

a change from liquid to a gas

• condensation
• evaporation
• convection
• precipitation

the movement of water between earth's surface and the atmosphere

• climate
• weather
• water cycle
• evaporation

a plant's release of water vapor into the air

• evaporation
• condensation
• transpiration
• conduction

the change from a gas to a liquid

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• precipitation