Lesson 1 - 3 Vocabulary Review

A measure of thermal energy; how hot or cold something is.

Anything that has mass and takes up space. Scientific word for “stuff”.

a cycle in which air is heated, becomes less dense, and rises. Then, it cools, becomes more dense, and sinks.

Energy from heat

Predicts future weather conditions and events.

Transfer of heat between two objects that are touching each other.

A layer of air that surrounds the earth.

A body of air with the same temperature, humidity and pressure.

The state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Weather that is different from regular weather. Can often be severe - ex. tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards.

Different characteristics of weather such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, cloud cover etc.

How close together or far apart molecules are. Describes the “compactness” of a substance.