4.6 Weather

Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, or snow.

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas (heat).

• Runoff

• Accumulation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The changes to water when it collects in the air and condenses into clouds.

• Precipation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere.

• Precipation

• Accumulation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travel to the ocean. It can form ponds, lakes, and rivers.

• Transpiration

• Accumulation

• Runoff

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What drains from a high point of land, such as a mountain or hill, and flows into an existing body of water.

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Accumulation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The daily condition of the atmosphere.

• climate

• weather

• barometer

• cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The average weather in one place over a short period of time.

• climate

• temperature

• weather

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The blanket of gases that surround the Earth.

• climate

• weather

• atmosphere

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tool used by a meteorologist to check air temperature.

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer