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Weather and Climate Vocabulary 3-5 Grade
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Rain Gauge An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
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Windsock An instrument used to show the direction of wind and measure the speed
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Thermometer An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is
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Barometer An instrument that measures air pressure
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Weather Describes the condition of the atmosphere such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall
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Climate Average weather conditions of a region year after year
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Precipitation Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
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Trend Show an increasing number of events
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Data Pieces of information
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Humidity The amount of water vapor in the air
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Typical Usual or average
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Warm Front The location where a warm air mass is replacing a cooler air mass.
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Cold Front The location where a cold air mass is replacing a warm air mass.
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Air Pressure A force applied by the weight of air.
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Global Warming A rise in the average temperatures of Earth’s air and oceans
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Season Several months during the year that have similar temperatures
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