How the sky looks and the air feels.
Weather
A tool that measures temperature.
Thermometer
Rain, snow, hail, and other forms of condensation that form in clouds and fall to the ground.
Precipitation
A unit of length in metric system measurement.
Centimeter
A scientist who studies the Earth's atmosphere to understand and forecast weather and climate
Meteorologist
Something that displays weather data in different locales.
Weather Map
A tool that measures precipitation.
Rain Gauge
The movement of air
Wind
A temperature scale that tells how hot or cold something is.
Fahrenheit Scale (°F)
A visible collection of immense numbers of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air.
Cloud
The mixture of gases surrounding Earth or other planets.
Atmosphere
A tool that measures wind speed
Anemometer
When wind blows this way?
Wind Direction
A unit of temperature measurement.
Degree
An object launched into orbit around Earth.
Satellite
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
Troposphere
A tool that measures wind direction.
Weathervane
How fast the wind blows.
Wind Speed
The metric system temperature measurement.
Celsius Scale (°C)
A way of representing data that shows the relationship between two things.
Graph
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere. It typically starts about 17 km (11 miles) above Earth and ranges to a height of about 50 km (30 miles).
Stratosphere
The third step in the water cycle
Precipitation
First step in the water cycle
Evaporation
A unit of speed measurement.
Meters per second
Facts or observations used to support an explanation.
Evidence