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Unit E Weather

For Ms. Rieb's class.

TermDefinition
air What our atmosphere is made out of; a mixture of gasses.
altitude How high you are above sea level.
atmosphere What surrounds the earth; a mixture of gasses.
climate What the weather usually is like in an area.
clouds Water droplets that collect in the air to form visible white/grey shapes.
condensation Drops of a liquid that are formed from a gas.
energy Different kinds of things that cause motion.
evaporation When a liquid changes into a gas.
exosphere The top layer of the earth’s atmosphere.
freezing When a liquid cools down to become a solid.
front (cold, warm) When masses of air that are different temperatures meet each other.
Gulf Stream A current that comes up from the Gulf of Mexico and crosses the Atlantic Ocean to northwestern Europe.
humidity The level of water vapor in air.
hypothesis A theorized explanation for some things that’s based on observations and can be tested.
landform A formation on earth’s surface.
latitude How high or low you are relative of the equator.
melting When a solid is heated up and turns into a liquid.
mesosphere A layer of the earth’s atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere where the temperature decreases based on how high you are.
meteorologist A weather scientist.
ocean current The movement of lots of water in the ocean.
precipitation When water travels back to the earth.
pressure (high, low) Force that’s applied to a surface.
prevailing wind Common wind direction for a region.
stratosphere Region of the atmosphere of earth that’s between the troposphere and the mesosphere.
thermosphere Part of earth’s atmosphere above the mesosphere where temperature increases in altitude.
troposphere Lowest layer of earth’s atmosphere where most weather and organisms happen and live.
water cycle The cycle of water as it turns from clouds to rain to groundwater then back to clouds.
water vapor Water as a gas.
weather The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
wind Air that moves from higher pressure to lower pressure in a horizontal movement.
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