scientific terms
when something becomes different over time
change
water as a gas
water vapor
liquid water droplets suspended in the air
a measure of how hot or cold something is; the higher the temperature is, the more energy it has
temperature
the ability to make things move or change
energy
a measure of how much water vapor is in the air
humidity
the force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth
air pressure
when something stays mostly the same over time even if there are small changes
stability
scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand a mystery
forensics
the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
evaporation
the scientific study of weather
meteorology
to move from one object to another or one place to another
transfer
where something comes from
the process by which a gas changes into a liquid
condensation
something we observe to be similar over and over again
pattern
the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth where weather happens
tropophere
one thing that contributes to causing an event
factor
the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
atmosphere
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the ground
precipitation
conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place
weather