6.3 Weather Vocab

Which is the least dense?

• Cork

• Wood

• Metal

• All

Which is the most dense?

• Cork

• Wood

• Metal

• All

The bottom layer of the atmosphere. Where we live and all weather occurs.

• Evaporation

• Troposphere

• Condensation

• Deposition

What is happening in this picture?

• Condensation

• Evaportation

• Deposition

• Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is happening in this picture?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Deposition

• Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Any form of liquid or solid water that falls to the ground from above (examples: hail, rain, sleet, snow)

• Hailstone

• Humidity

• System

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A force that pulls water molecules toward each other and keeps them stuck together.

• Gravity

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Attractive Forces

What is NOT true about cloud condesation nuclei (CCN)?

• Made up of solid particles

• Water vapor sticks to it

• Water vapor needs to heat up to stick to it

• Water vapor needs to cool down to stick to it

Which of the following would most likely cause relative humidity to increase?

• Decrease in air temperature

• Increase in air temperature

• Increase in atmospheric pressure

• Decrease in water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following locations is likely to have lower humidity?

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Beach

• A grass lawn