Weather: Lesson 4

air is light and rises, warm, wet, cloudy, precipitation

• low pressure

• high pressure

• air pressure

• land breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

air is heavy and sinks, cool, clear, dry, fair weather with little to no precipitation

• low pressure

• high pressure

• air pressure

• altitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a circular pattern of rising air, sinking air and wind

• air pressure

• low pressure

• convection cell

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

height above sea level (above the Earth's surface)

• atmosphere

• sea level

• air pressure

• altitude

another word for air pressure

• air pressure

• weight

• pushing down on Earth

• atmospheric pressure

the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• air pressure

• weight

• altitude

• high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the horizontal movement of air from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure

• high air pressure

• atmosphere

• convection current

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

instrument that measures atmospheric (air) pressure

• thermometer

• barometer

• altimeter

• wind vane

air surrounding the earth.

• mesosphere

• atmosphere

• air pressure

• altitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• humidity

• hygrometer

• condensation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5