5th Grade Physical Geography: 5th Grade Physical Geography, List 1

This list covers weather-related vocabulary.

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  1. current
    a steady flow of a fluid or gas
  2. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  3. atmosphere
    the mass of air surrounding the Earth
  4. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  5. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  6. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
  7. thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
  8. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  9. meteorology
    the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
  10. global warming
    a rise in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
  11. natural resource
    material in the environment that can be used by people
  12. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  13. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  14. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  15. meridian
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
Created on Mon Nov 27 13:00:47 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 15:15:19 EST 2023)

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