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Weather & Climate
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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data | observations or measurements recorded in an investigation |
evidence | information that supports an answer to a question |
meteorologist | a scientist who studies weather |
climate | the typical weather in a place over a long period of time |
natural hazard | severe weather or another natural event that can cause damage |
pattern | something we observe to be similar over and over again |
precipitation | water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
range | the span between the lowest and highest numbers in a group |
seasons | times of the year when certain kinds of weather are more common |
temperature | how hot or cold something is |
weather | what is happening outside with the air and sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind |