Weather Words

The ability to cause change

• Energy

• Atmosphere

• Weather

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The layer of gases that surround the Earth to protect it

• Energy

• Atmosphere

• Weather

• Climate

The condition of Earth's atmosphere that occurs over a SHORT period of time

• Energy

• Atmosphere

• Weather

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The way the atmosphere behaves over a LONG period of time

• Energy

• Atmosphere

• Weather

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Gas that makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere (78%)

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Freezing Temperatures

• Dew

Gas in the atmosphere that allows animals to breathe; Makes up 21% of the atmosphere's gas

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Freezing Temperatures

• Dew

Condensation that settles on cool surfaces

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Freezing Temperatures

• Dew

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The point at which water may become ice

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Freezing Temperatures

• Dew

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Funnel shaped clouds with systems of high winds

• Tornado

• Fronts

• Celsius

• Shelter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Place of safety from a storm

• Tornado

• Fronts

• Celsius

• Shelter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1