Weather & Climate Vocabulary

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.(day to day)

• flood

• drought

• meterologist

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time(year to year)

• mesosphere

• climate

• ozone layer

• barometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 74 mph spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center

• hurricane

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.

• mesosphere

• meteorologist

• tornado

• wind vane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

long period of dry weather; lack of rain; dryness

• drought

• tornado

• hurricane

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.

• drought

• wind vane

• anemometer

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a scientist who gathers data to study and compare past and present climates and to predict future climate change

• troposphere

• weather

• climatologist

• meterologist

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

A scientist who studies weather

• psychrometer

• meteorologist

• thermosphere

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a scientist who studies Earth's oceans

• tornado

• climatologist

• oceanographer

• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

• weather

• hurricane

• barometer

• anemometer