In Social Studies we are learning about the regions of the United States and focusing on Native American tribes.
Weather and the Water Cycle
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| 1. | Anemometer | measures wind speed | |
| 2. | Atmosphere | The layers of air around Earth | |
| 3. | Barometer | measures air pressure | |
| 4. | Climate | The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years. | |
| 5. | Condensation | The process by which water is changed from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid; a stage of the water cycle. | |
| 6. | equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles | |
| 7. | Evaporation | The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas (water vapor); a stage of the water cycle. | |
| 8. | Hemisphere | Half of Earth (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western) | |
| 9. | Humidity | A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air | |
| 10. | Hygrometer | measures humidity | |
| 11. | latitude | the distance in degrees north or south of the equator | |
| 12. | Polar zone | A climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures | |
| 13. | Precipitation | A form of water (e.g., hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth's surface | |
| 14. | Rain Gauge | measures precipitation | |
| 15. | Temperate zone | A climate zone located between the tropics and the polar circles generally characterized by moderate temperatures rather than extremely hot or cold temperatures. | |
| 16. | Thermometer | measures temperature | |
| 17. | Tropical zone | A climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures. | |
| 18. | Water cycle | The continuous movement of water through the environment by evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. | |
| 19. | Weather | condition of atmosphere at a given time or place |
