Vocab
climates
tools
forces & motion review
simple machines
100

dangerous weather events 

weather hazard 

100

a climate with warm temperatures throughout the year and significant rainfall 

tropical 

100

a tool used for collecting and measuring rainfall 

rain gauge 

100

a force on an object that causes it to change its motion 

unbalanced forces

100

a plane slanted so that one end is higher than the other 

inclined plane 

200

the weather conditions in an area over a long period 

climate 

200

a climate with warm and cold temperatures, no extremes, and rainfall throughout the year 

temperate 

200

tool used for measuring the pressure in the atmosphere 

barometer 

200

a force that acts in the opposite direction and causes resistance 

friction 

200

a bar that pivots or turns on a fixed point 

lever 

300

a graph drawn using rectangular bars to show values 

bar graph 

300

climate that is dry, often with very little rainfall, extreme temperatures, little plant and animal life 

desert 

300

a tool used for measuring the speed of wind 

anemometer 

300

a force is a _____________ or a __________

push or pull 

300

two inclined planes placed back- to - back to form a point 

wedge 

400

scientist who studies weather 

meteorologist 

400

a climate with very cold temperatures all year, very little precipitation 

polar

400

tool used for measuring the direction of the wind 

weather vane 

400

a car is sitting in place at a red light. this is an example of ____________ motion because there is no motion 

balanced 

400

a wheel with a rope

pulley 

500

to predict future weather conditions using data 

forecast 

500

a climate with hot, dry summers and cool wet winters

mediterranean 

500

tool used for monitoring the weather and climate of earth 

satellite 

500

the greater the mass of an object, the greater the ______ needed to accelerate the object 

force 

500

a machine made up of two or more simple machines 

compound machine 

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