Science - Unit 3 Vocab (Lessons 1-4)

The blanket of air that surrounds Earth.

• humidity

• atmosphere

• water vapor

• anemometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The amount of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• water vapor

• weather station

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How warm or cool something is.

• drought

• water vapor

• temperature

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Water in the air that you cannot see.

• drought

• radar

• precipitation

• water vapor

What the atmosphere is like at a certain time and place.

• thermometer

• weather

• weather station

• radar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A tool that measures the temperature.

• rain gauge

• radar

• anemometer

• thermometer

Equipment that measures temperature and other weather information.

• wind vane

• rain gauge

• weather station

• thermometer

A tool that measures wind speed.

• wind vane

• thermometer

• anemometer

• weather station

A tool that measures the direction wind comes from.

• wind vane

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• weather station

When not enough rain falls for a long time.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• humidity

• drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2