Earth's Atmosphere & Weather Vocab

Force of air in an area; air has weight and pushes down on things

• Temperature

• Atmosphere

• Air Pressure

• Cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Layers of gas around a planet; Earth has 5 layers

• Temperature

• Atmosphere

• Air Pressure

• Cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When water turns from a gas to a liquid and clouds/fog form

• condensation

• air pressure

• jet stream

• low pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere

• Temperature

• Atmosphere

• Air Pressure

• Cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere; Earth’s atmosphere merges with space here

• water cycle

• thermometer

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Process of matter changing from liquid to a gas

• Evaporation

• Cloud

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Prediction of weather patterns using data

• Evaporation

• Forecast

• Meteorology

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Meeting point of 2 air masses with different properties 

• Evaporation

• Forecast

• Front

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Study of weather patterns

• Evaporation

• Forecast

• Meteorology

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water falling from clouds (rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain)

• Evaporation

• Forecast

• Meteorology

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4