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Weather Words 1-10
5th grade Science Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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altitude | elevation especially above sea level or above the Earth's surface. |
Cirrus | clouds of high altitude, curly, wispy, and made of ice crystals |
evaporation | the change of phase from liquid water into a gas (water vapor) |
humidity | the amount of water in the air |
land breeze | the movement of air created by cool air over the land moving toward the ocean |
mountain breeze | the movement of air caused by cool air sinking and moving down the slope of a mountain |
sea breeze | the movement of air caused by cool air over the ocean moving toward the land |
temperature | the measurement of heat in a substance |
tropical zone | characterized by a hot climate, and is located near the equator |
water cycle | the movement of water on Earth that moves between the air, the land, and the oceans |