Weather and Climate Vocabulary

observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

• data

• evaluate

• meteorologist

• measure

information that supports an answer to a question, proof

• meteorologist

• evidence

• measure

• climate

the typical weather in a place over a long period of time

• meteorologist

• evidence

• measure

• climate

to judge how useful or accurate something is

• meteorologist

• evidence

• evaluate

• climate

the use of evidence to say why one idea is the best

• precipitation

• evidence

• argument

• climate

a scientist who studies and predicts weather

• meteorologist

• evidence

• measure

• climate

water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• precipitation

• evidence

• argument

• climate

how hot or cold something is

• precipitation

• evidence

• argument

• temperature

a proposed answer to a question

• claim

• evidence

• argument

• temperature

what is happening outside with the air and sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind

• weather

• measure

• argument

• temperature