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Weather & Climate
G5 CH 3 Weather & Climate Lesson/Supporting Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| season | period of the year with distinct weather patterns and daylight, most notably the four periods of spring, summer, autumn, and winter |
| Seasonal | something that occurs during or is affected by a specific time of year or a particular season, such as seasonal weather patterns, a seasonal job, or seasonal allergies. |
| arid | dry |
| light/moderate/heavy | low/medium/high |
| recieves | gets |
| distance | how far |
| increase/decrease | more/less |
| amount | the sum, how much , quantity |
| flows | moves |
| glacier | built on land. When a piece of a glacier breaks off and falls into the ocean, that floating piece becomes an iceberg. |
| leads to | makes happen |
| refers to | shows or talks about |
| droplet | a tiny, minute drop of a liquid—most commonly water—held together by surface tension into a small, rounded mass. |
| snowflake | ice crystal |
| a sheet of glass | a piece of glass |
| period of time | section period of time |
| stores | keeps |
| describes | tells |
| conditions | what its like around ---hot cold rainy, smells |
| -----> | right |
| <------ | left |
| reverse | backwards/undue |
| model | show |
| explain | tell |
| remains | stays |
| rise/fall | up/down |
| form | make |