SOL 4.6 Weather Vocabulary

The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth

• atmosphere

• weather

• temperature

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The weight of the atmosphere pressing in all directions at a certain place

• air pressure

• wind

• precipitation

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

• weather

• water cycle

• wind

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A tool that measures air pressure

• barometer

• weather vane

• anemometer

• rain gauge

A tool that shows wind direction - where the wind is coming from

• weather vane

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

A tool that measures wind speed - how fast the wind is blowing

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• barometer

• weather vane

A tool for measuring the amount of rain that falls

• rain gauge

• barometer

• weather vane

• anemometer

Moving air

• wind

• humidity

• precipitation

• air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water that falls from the atmosphere, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail

• precipitation

• temperature

• humidity

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A measure of how warm something is

• temperature

• barometer

• atmosphere

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4