5th grade weather unit
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ashworth on November 16, 2010
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Mrs. Schoenherr's Science Class, Mrs. Tallant's 2012-2013 Class, Grabill's Groupies, Anne Fitz Grade Five
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Cirrus Cloud | Fair weather clouds, high wispy, thin clouds |
| Cumulonimbus cloud | Clouds that bring thundershowers and sometimes hail, a type of cumulus cloud |
| Stratus Cloud | Clouds that form as warm air mass slowly pushes upward, near the ground called -fog, means layer |
| Cumulus Cloud | Clouds that mean heap, white fluffy, puffy clouds, may produce light rain, or snow showers |
| Wind Vane | Measures wind direction |
| Rain Gauge | Measures amount of precipitation |
| Atmosphere | The layer of air that surrounds the earth. Most weather occurs in the troposphere |
| Air pressure | The weight of air |
| Humidity | A measure of the amount of water in the air |
| Precipitation | Any form of water that falls from clouds, such as rain or snow |
| Evaporation | The process by which a liquid changes into gas |
| Condensation | The process by which a gas changes back inot liquid |
| Local winds | The winds dependent upon local changes in temperature |
| Prevailing winds | The global winds that blow constantly from the same direction |
| Air mass | A large body of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity throughout |
| Front | The boundary between air masses |
| Climate | the average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time |
| Microclimate | The climate of a very small area |
| El Nino | A short term climate change that occurs every two to ten years |
| Greenhouse effect | Process by which the earth's atmosphere absorbs heat |
| Global warming | The hypothesized rise in Earth's average temperature from excess carbon dioxide |
| Thermometer | Measures temperature |
| Barometer | Measures air pressure |
| Anemometer | Measures wind speed |
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