Flashcards: Science EOG, 5th Grade, Weather Concepts
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gleytonspencer on April 26, 2010
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Science 5th Grade EOG Concepts and Information, North Carolina
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cloud | Consist of billions of tiny water droplets (and even ice crystals) and clouds form when raising air cools and the moisture in it condenses to water droplets. |
| Nimbus clouds | Are rain bearing clouds that are dark and ragged at the edges. |
| Cumulus clouds | Are fluffy like pieces of cotton. Often they are thick and extend very high in the sky. |
| Stratus clouds | Are flat layers that form close to the Earth. They are often connected with stormy weather. |
| Cirrus clouds | Are thin wispy and form high in the sky. They appear before a change in the weather. |
| Water cycle | The process in which water moves through the ground, evaporates from the earth into the air, forms clouds, and falls back to earth. |
| Precipitation | Rain, snow, sleet, or hail. |
| Condensation | The process in the water cycle by which gas becomes a liquid. |
| Evaporation | The process in the water cycle in which a liquid becomes a gas because water was heated. |
| Runoff | Water flowing over the Earth's surfaces into the lakes, rivers, and oceans. |
| Groundwater | Water that has soaked into the soil. |
| Weather | The state of atmosphere at a certain time and place. |
| Temperature | Is the measure of how warm or cold something is. |
| Climate | is the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. |
| Rotation | Is Earth spinning around once every 24 hours, resulting in day and night. |
| Revolution | Is Earth moving in a path around the Sun, resulting in one Earth year. |
| Humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air. |
| Latitude | The distance from the equator can determine weather and climate, closer to the equator, the warmer the temperature. |
| Barometer | Measure air pressure |
| Rain gauge | Measure the precipitation |
| Meterologist | A person who forecast the weather and studies the climate patterns. |
| Wind | Is caused by differences in air pressure |
| Air mass | A large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity thoughout. |
| Cool air masses | Where the land temperature is cool. |
| Warm air masses | Form over the land that is warm |
| Dry air masses | Form over dry areas |
| Wet air masses | Form over wet areas like oceans. |
| Air pressure | The weight of the air in an area. |
| Low pressure | Hotter temperature and more moisture |
| High pressure | Cooler temperature and less moisture. |
| Occluded front | Forms when a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses. |
| Stationary front | Occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet. |
| Cold front: |  A cold air mass moves under a warm mass & pushes the warm air upward. |
| Warm Front | Forms when warm air bumps with colder air. |
| Anemometer | A gauge for recording the speed and direction for wind. |
| Altitude | The farther up you go the temperature decreases. Air is less dense and cannot hold the heat. |
| Sea Breeze | The movement of air caused by cool air over the ocean moving toward the land. |
| Land breeze: | The movement of air created by cool air over land moving toward the ocean. |
| Mountain breeze | The movement of air caused by cool air sinking and moving down the slope of a mountain. |
| Valley breeze | The movement of air created by warm air rising and flowing up the slope of a mountain. |
| Wind movement | Usually winds move from west to east. |
| Mountains and Weather | Temperature in mountainous areas tend to be lower than those in a flat area. |