FOSS Weather and Water Course Vocabulary/Glossary Terms Second Edition © 2014
Investigations Guide Vocabulary
Investigation 1: What Is Weather? Investigation 4: Convection air pressure convection climate convection cell forecast energy transfer humidity fluid meteorologist model meteorology precipitation Investigation 5: Heat Transfer prediction absorb severe weather climatologist temperature climatology weather differential heating wind evidence heat Investigation 2: Where’s the Air? latitude air radiant energy atmosphere radiation compress ray exosphere solar angle expand wave mass matter Investigation 6: Air Flow mesosphere air mass particle conduction permanent gas Coriolis effect pressure jet stream state land breeze stratosphere prevailing winds thermosphere sea breeze troposphere variable gas Investigation 7: Water in the Air weight condensation condensation nucleus Investigation 3: Air Pressure and Wind dew point atmospheric pressure evaporation bar precipitation barometer saturated density transpiration equilibrium isobar Investigation 8: Meteorology kinetic energy cold front millibar (mb) radiosonde warm front
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Investigation 9: The Water Planet El Niño groundwater gyre ocean current salinity water cycle
Investigation 10: Climate over Time carbon dioxide carbon sequestration climate change emission global warming greenhouse effect greenhouse gas ice core infrared paleoclimatology pollutant
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Science Resources Vocabulary
Investigation 1: What Is Weather? star air stratosphere air pressure thermosphere atmosphere troposphere atmospheric pressure variable gas barometer weather factor blizzard compass Investigation 3: Air Pressure and Wind downburst density drought kinetic energy dust devil matter dust storm flash flood Investigation 4: Convection flood convection groundwater hail convection cell hurricane fluid hygrometer lightning Investigation 5: Heat Transfer microburst axis planet bimetallic strip rotation equinox season severe weather North Star step leaders orbit straight-line wind revolution thermometer solar energy thunder solstice thunderstorm tornado typhoon Investigation 6: Air Flow water vapor conduction wildfire doldrums wind meter Hadley cell horse latitude Investigation 2: Where’s the Air? infrared absorb jet stream air carbon dioxide kinetic energy exosphere land breeze greenhouse gas prevailing wind jet stream radiant energy mass sea breeze mesosphere trade wind methane nitrogen oxygen Investigation 7: Water in the Air ozone condensation nuclei permanent gas cumuliform photosynthesis stratiform
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Investigation 8: Meteorology radiosonde
Investigation 9: The Water Planet boundary current El Niño global warming Gulf Stream gyre ocean current rip current salinity
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