Study Guide Weather Vocabulary

What is the measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius?

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Volume

• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover?

• Weather

• Climate

• Ecosystem

• Season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a boundary separating air masses of several characteristics such as air density, wind, temperature and humidity?

• front

• isobar

• cyclone

• jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What term describes how much water vapor is in the air, compared to how much it could hold at that temperature?

• Relative humidity

• Absolute humidity

• Dew point

• Barometric pressure

What is a large body of air with roughly the same temperature and humidity, taking on the characteristics of the regions in which they form?

• air mass

• front

• jet stream

• cyclone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail called?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for how fast the air is moving past a certain point?

• Wind speed

• Air pressure

• Humidity

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Defined as the angle at which the sun strikes the Earth. Fill in the blank: __________

• Sun angle

• Solar noon

• Equinox

• Zenith

The instrument used to tell the air temperature. Fill in the blank: __________

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• hygrometer