Name: ___________________

Weather and Climate Vocabulary List

Week 1:
- Weather: day to day conditions of a certain place
- Climate: common average weather conditions at a certain place over a long
period of time
- Seasons: a year broken down into 4 periods, based on the general
condition of the period
- Precipitation: forms of water falling from the sky depending on the
temperature
- Clouds: groups/clusters of very tiny water drops
- Rain: water in liuid form falling from the sky
- Snow: fro!en water falling in flakes, loosely packed
- Hail: solid water falling from the sky, in clumps
- Sleet: half water, half fro!en water
- Water Vapor: water in a gas"like state, in the air
- Humid: a big amount of water vapor in the air
- Moisture: small particles of water in the air or on a surface
Week #:
-Temperature: degree of how hot air is
-Humidity: how moist the air is
-Thermometer: tool used to measure air temperature
-Barometer: tool used to measure air pressure
-Wind Vane: tool used to see wind direction
-Compass: tool used to find direction
-Bar raph: diagram that uses bar to show height in data
-Line raph: diagram that uses lines to show change in data
-Table Chart: diagram that records data
Name: ___________________
Week $:
-!tmosphere: a thick covering that consists of four layers that surounds
and protects the %arth
-Re"lection: the ability to redirect light in the opposite direction
-!#is tilt: the hori!ontal tilt the %arth is on which allows the planet to have
seasons
-lobal climate: %arths overall average weather as a whole
-lobal warmin$: the heating of the %arth through human activity
-!bsorption: the ability to take in energy and store it
-Thunderstorm: & period of heavy rain followed by the sound of thunder
-Li$htnin$ storm: & period of rain followed by the sight of lightning
'electricity surging through the sky(
Week 4:
-%atural &isaster: Natural event that causes damage or loss of life
-Ha'ard: )anger or risk
-Hurricane Sandy: )eadliest and most destructive hurricane of #*1#
hurricane season, did ma+or damage to New ,ork and surrounding areas-
-Tornado: mobile destructive cone of wind, found in .id"West of /0
-Hurricane: 0torm with a violent wind in the 1aribbean
-Typhoon: 2ropical storm in West 3acific 4ceans
-!rcadia Climate: .editerranean climate, low rainfall, warm year round,
warm afternoons, cold mornings and evenings
-(arth)ua*e: 0udden movement of tectonic plates caused by sudden shift
of plates or because of volcanic activity
-&rou$ht: 0hortage of water from low rainfall
-Mudslide: When mud falls down a hillside
Name: ___________________
Week 5:
-Storm Sur$e: &bnormal rise in sea level caused by a low pressure system,
such as a hurricane- 6n a powerful storm, the sea can rise up to #* feet and
push water inland, causing flooding-
-+lood-Barrier: 7arriers such as the one shown above in 8ondon, /9, to
prevent storm surges caused by hurricanes from flooding the city- 2his has
gates-
-Le,ee: & wall surrounding low lying areas that help prevent flood waters
from entering a populated area- 2his has N4 gates-
-!rti"icial -slands: 3ouring dirt into the sea to create land- &rtificial
6slands along the coastline can help lessen the effects of storm surges
-C! Bill %o. /0: 6ncreases level of flood protection and provides funds for
disaster preparation
1hallenge Words:
"Cirrus Cloud1 :igh clouds that are white and clear
"!lto Cloud1 .iddle clouds that are grey and have drops of water
-Stratus Cloud1 8ow clouds that are grey and foggy
-Psychrometer: 2ool used to measure air humidity
"!nemometer1 2ool used to measure wind speed
"+unnel Cloud1 ;otating cloud during a thunderstorm that doesn<t touch the
ground-
"Supercell Tornado1 2ornado that lasts long and has e=tremely fast wind
speeds-
"Mercury1 ;ed chemical liuid used in thermometers