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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