Weather Vocab

a body of air that has the same temperature and/or humidity throughout

• weather

• air mass

• air pressure

• the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air

• the atmosphere

• humidity

• air pressure

• the jet-stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the layer of air that surrounds the earth

• air pressure

• the atmosphere

• humidity

• seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the changing of gas back to a liquid

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth

• the equator

• the prime meridian

• humidity

• the atmosphere

when a liquid changes back into a gas (water to water vapor)

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• equalization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a narrow band of air that flows from west to east around the earth at relatively high speeds

• the atmosphere

• humidity

• the jet stream

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds

• the atmosphere

• the jet-stream

• high-pressure system

• low-pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• humidity

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a whirling mass of warm, moist air that generally brings stormy weather with strong winds

• condensation

• the jet-stream

• low-pressure system

• high-pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6