5th Grade NC EOG Science Vocab- Weather

measures wind speed

• thermometer

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

blue triangles on a map that point the direction it's moving, leaves behind cooler, clear weather after a quick storm

• low pressure

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

low pressure, warm oceans, moist air

• 3 things needed for a thunderstorm

• 3 things needed for a snowstorm

• 3 things needed for a monosoon

• 3 things needed for a hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the conditions of the atmosphere at a given time

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• climate

• weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

red circles on a map, leaves behind warmer, wetter weather with some rain showers

• warm front

• high pressure

• cold front

• low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the weather conditions of a location over a period of time

• weather

• temperature

• atmosphere

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

ocean current that brings warm moist weather up the East coast

• jet stream

• polar stream

• tropical stream

• gulf stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

associated with lousy, rainy, cloudy, warm weather

• cold front

• low pressure

• warm front

• high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

measures rainfall

• rain glass

• thermometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

associated with clear, cool, nice weather

• low pressure

• high pressure

• cold front

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5