Climate and Weather Review

Longterm weather conditions

• weather

• climate

• high pressure

• low pressure

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A pressure area of warm air that normally means stormy weather.

• weather

• climate

• high pressure

• low pressure

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A pressure area that usually shows fair weather.

• weather

• climate

• high pressure

• low pressure

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The amount of water vapor in the air.

• weather

• climate

• high pressure

• low pressure

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Daily conditions of wind, temperature, clouds, humidity, and precipitation.

• weather

• climate

• high pressure

• low pressure

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of the atmosphere where most clouds form.

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• Troposphere

• Latitude

• Weather Fronts

An area where two air masses meet.

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• Troposphere

• Latitude

• Weather Fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The distance from the equator. Imaginary lines that run west to east.

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• Troposphere

• Latitude

• Weather Fronts

All of the following are differences between weather and climate EXCEPT.

• Weather changes day by day and minute by minute.

• Climate has zones, weather does not.

• Includes temperature and amount of sunlight.

• Climate changes are measured in 30-100 years, weather changes can occur from hour to hour.

This refers to a large geographic region, the climate found there, and the plants and animals that live in that region.

• atmosphere

• population

• biome

• zone