Scientific WOW Words
STUDY AND REVIEW WORDS OF THE WEEK ALL YEAR!
August 27
Weather- day to day conditions outside
September 3
Climate- typical weather conditions over time
September 10
Forecast- a prediction of future weather events
September 17
Humidity- the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere (air)
September 24
Air Pressure- the weight of the air
October 1
Jet Stream- fast moving cold air traveling from West to East
October 8
Gulf Stream- warm flow of water up the East coast of the United States
October 15
Cumulus- clouds that look like cotton balls and bring partly cloudy skies
October 22
Cirrus- thin and wispy clouds high in the atmosphere
October 29
Stratus- low, gray clouds that can bring precipitation
November 5
Evaporation- the heating of water changing from a liquid to a gas
November 12
Condensation- the cooling of water changing from a gas to a liquid
November 19
Air Mass- large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
November 26
Fronts- where a warm and cold air mass meet
December 3
Cold Front- cold air mass replaces a warm air mass
December 10
Warm Front- warm air mass replaces a cold air mass
December 17
El Nino- a climate pattern that brings warmer weather and more precipitation
January 1
La Nina- a climate pattern that brings cooler weather and less precipitation
January 7
Force- a push or pull on an object
January 14
Motion- the movement of changing location from one place to another
January 21
Push- the act of moving something away
January 28
Pull- movement towards another object
February 4
Unbalanced Force- forces that are not equal, causing an object to move
February 11
Balanced Force- forces that are equal, causing an object to stay the same
February 18
Thrust- to push something suddenly or with force
February 25
Gravity- a force that pulls things towards the Earth or each other
March 4
Weight- the amount of mass in an object
March 11
Energy- the power to make something work or be active
March 18
Mass- the amount of material in an object
March 25
Interaction- one object affecting another object
March 31
Resistance- a force that slows down a moving object
April 8
Friction- a surface’s fight against motion
April 15
Traction- a force that causes things to stick
April 29
Drag- a force that slows down an object
May 6
Momentum- the power of speed with which something moves
May 13
Speed- quick change in place or position
May 20
Velocity- how fast an object moves in a certain direction
May 27
Distance- the space between two objects
June 3
Direction- the path something moves along
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