Unit 4 Weather, Climate, & The Water Cycle

the process in which water continuously moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again

• water cycle

• precipitation

• water world

• climate zone

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the mixture of gases that surround a planet

• hemisphere

• air

• atmosphere

• environment

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the process by which a gas changes into a liquid

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process by which a liquid changes into a gas

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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a climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures

• polar

• climate zone

• temperate

• tropical

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what is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time

• water cycle

• precipitation

• climate

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the border where two air masses meet

• front

• weather

• climate zone

• equator

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the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth

• air pressure

• humidity

• climate

• weather

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water that falls from the air to Earth's surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a weather instrument used to measure air pressure

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer