Vocabulary Book #27

The circulation of water in different forms (ice, liquid water, and water vapor) throughout Earth.

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

• Sleet

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to Earth’s surface from the atmosphere.

• Raindrops

• Precipitation

• Earth's Atmosphere

• Earth's Surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The temperature at which air holds all the moisture it can and condensation can begin.

• Density

• Pressurre

• Air

• Dew Point

The amount of water vapor in the air.

• Climate

• Humidity

• Relative Humidity

• Density

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor present in air at a given temperature to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage.

• Relative Humidity

• Humidity

• Pressure

• Volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The transition zone where a cold air mass is replacing a warmer air mass.

• Warm Front

• Winter

• Cold Front

• Seasonal Changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning.

• Humidity

• Thunder

• Storms

• Cold Fronts

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The process where water vapor becomes liquid.

• Water Vapor

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Dew Point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The act or process or an instance of transpiring.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Water Vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The very loud sound that comes from the sky during a storm : the sound that follows a flash of lightning.

• Flash

• Thunder

• Storm

• Lightning