Weather, Climate and the Water Cycle: 1-4

The weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface

• air pressure

• wind

• air mass

• front

Moving air is called

• air pressure

• front

• air mass

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A large a body of air that has the same temperature and moisture properties throughout

• front

• wind

• air mass

• air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the boundary between the two air masses

• front

• air mass

• wind

• air pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A map that uses symbols to show weather data

• air mass

• wind

• weather map

• air pressure

A strong winter storm with high winds and heavy snowfall

• hurricane

• blizzard

• tornado

• thunder

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a strong storm that forms over warm ocean water that causes flooding, tornadoes and thunderstorms

• wind

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a funnel shape that has strong winds that can toss cars into the air

• thunderstorms

• tornados

• blizzard

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

warm air over the land rises and cool air over water moves inland to replace it

• air mass

• air pressure

• land breeze

• sea breeze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

cool air moves out to sea to replace the rising warm air

• land breeze

• local winds

• sea breaze

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5