8.10 ABC Science Vocabulary

Average weather pattern of an area over time.

• Climate

• convection current

• El Nino

• Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Circular movement of air or water molecules.

• climate

• convection current

• El Nino

• El Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An increase in temperature of the Pacific Ocean neat the equator, that leads to climate changes.

• Climate

• El Nino

• El Nina

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Boundary between two air mass with different temperatures.

• cold front

• warm front

• high pressures

• front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When air slowly descends and atmospheric pressure is greater than the surrounding area.

• high pressures

• hurricane

• Front

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Large rotating storm that forms over tropical waters with wind speeds of at least 75mph.

• hurricane

• torando

• storm

• low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When air rises and atmospheric pressure is less than the area.

• low pressure

• high pressure

• hurricane

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• weather

• coriolis effect

• easterlies

• westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.

• Coriolis effect

• gulf stream

• humidity

• La Nina

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wind blowing from the East

• westerlies

• easterlie

• hurricane

• global winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6