Climate & Weather

layer of air that surrounds the Earth

• stratosphere
• troposphere
• exosphere
• atmosphere

what the atmosphere is like at a certain time: short time

• climate

• time lapse

• weather

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

average weather conditions over a long period of time

• Weather
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a system producing severe thunderstorm and featuring rotating winds sustained by a prolonged updraft: may result in hail or tornado

• hurricanes
• tsunami

• blizzards
• super cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

land breeze-winds blow from land to water

• offshore winds

• onshore winds

• tornado

• wind gusts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

sea breeze-winds blow from water to land

• offshore winds

• onshore winds

• tornado

• wind gusts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

• aquatic threshold

• dew point

• humidity

• vapor trail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the degree of heat present in a substance or object

• Heat index
• Thermal energy
• Caloric value
• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

tropical storms that form over the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific Ocean

• Cyclone

• Super Cell

• Hurricanes

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

tropical storms that form over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean

• Cyclone

• Super Cell

• Hurricanes

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2