Meteorology

Isotherm

• A line on a weather map connecting points of equal temperature

• A line on a map connecting points of equal rainfall

• A line on a map connecting points of equal altitude

• A line on a map connecting points of equal population density

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Barometer

• A device used to measure atmospheric pressure

• A device used to measure temperature

• A device used to measure humidity

• A device used to measure wind speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Isobars

• Lines on a map connecting places of equal temperature

• Lines on a map connecting places of equal rainfall

• Lines on a map connecting places of equal pressure

• Lines on a map connecting places of equal humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Anemometer

• Measures wind speed

• Measures temperature

• Measures humidity

• Measures air pressure

An _____________________ is a large volume of air that has the same characteristics such as humidity and temperature.

• Air Mass

• Relative Humidity

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a violent, short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong, gusty winds.

• Cold Front

• Thunderstorm

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Humidity

• A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• A type of cloud

• A weather instrument

• A type of precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Dew Point

• The temperature at which air becomes saturated

• The point at which water begins to evaporate

• The highest temperature that can be reached by an object

• The point at which ice begins to melt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

• Air that moves up or down

• The layer of air closest to the Earth’s surface. The only layer where weather takes place.

• A boundary between large masses of air with different densities.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Troposphere

• The layer of air closes to the Earth's surface. The only layer where weather takes place.

• Air that moves up and down.

• The boundary between large masses of air with different densities.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5