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7th Grade Weather and Climate Vocabulary Terms
1) Weather - the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture,
pressure, etc.
2) Radiation – transfer of heat energy through empty space.
3) Absorption - a taking in or reception of a substance.
4) Convection Currents - movement of fluid caused by cool, dense fluid sinking and warm, less
dense fluid rising.
5) Meteorology - the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather
and climate.
6) Atmosphere – mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
7) Forecast - to predict a future condition or occurrence; to forecast a heavy snowfall.
8) Climate – general conditions of temperature and precipitation for an area over a long period of
time.
9) Air pressure – measure of the force of air pressing down on the Earth’s surface.
10) Water Cycle - continuous movement of water from the oceans and freshwater sources to the air
and land and finally back to the oceans; also called the hydrologic cycle
11) Fronts – boundary that forms when two air masses with different properties meet.
12) Humidity – the amount, or percentage, of water vapor in the air.
13) Temperature - a measure of the warmth or coldness.
14) Precipitation - process by which water returns to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or
hail; third step of the water cycle