climate - The average weather over a long period of time., weather - The day to day conditions of our atmosphere that can change in an instant., humidity - The amount of moisture in the air., Anemometer - Tool that measures the wind speed., Forecast - Prediction of what the weather will be., Meteorologist - A scientist that studies the weather., Precipitation - Rain, snow, sleet, or hail., Rain Gauge - Tool that measures the accumulation of precipition., Accumulation - The gradual gathering of rain or snow., Weather Map - A map that displays symbols that show the weather and its forecast., Warm Front - Represented by the symbol of a red semi-circle., Cold Front - Represented by the symbol of a blue triangle., Wind Vane/ Wind Sock - Shows the direction the wind is coming from., Evaporation - When liquid water turns into a gas., Condensation - When water vapor turns into a liquid., Ground Water - Water held underground in the soil or rock., Solar Energy - Energy from the Sun., Water Cycle - The set of processes that constantly move water around the Earth., Transpiration - When plants give off water vapor., Runoff - The draining away of water carried from the surface., Ocean - What the majority of Earth is covered by., Parallel Circuit - A circuit with more than one path for electricity., Series Circuit - A circuit with only one path for electricity., Reflection - The bouncing back of light., Refraction - The bending of light., Mechanical Energy - Energy of motion., Sound Energy - Energy created by vibrations., Thermal Energy - Energy of heat., Volume - How much space something takes up., Weathering - The breaking down of rock by wind, water, or ice., Erosion - The moving of sediments., Deposition - The dropping of sediments in a new location., Rotation - To spin on an axis, Revolution - To go all the way around another object., 365 1/4 days - How long the Earth takes to revolve around the Sun., 24 hours - How long the Earth takes to rotate one time., The Earth's revolution and tilt - What causes the seasons?, Earth - 3rd planet from the Sun, Mercury - 1st planet from the Sun, Venus - 2nd planet from the Sun, Mars - 4th planet from the Sun, Jupiter - 5th planet from the Sun, Saturn - 6th planet from the Sun, Uranus - 7th planet from the Sun, Neptune - 8th planet from the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars - Inner Planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - Outer Planets, Biotic - Living thing, Abiotic - Nonliving thing, Producer - Makes its own food, Consumer - An organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms, Decomposer - An organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste, Food Chain - Shows the path of energy from one organism to another, Food Wen - Many overlapping food chains put together, Herbivore - Only eats plants, Carnivore - Only eats meat, Omnivore - Eats plants and meat,

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