Midyear Case 21 Science Vocabulary

3. West-to-east winds.
4. A measurement of how warm something is.
5. A half of the earth.
6. Instrument to measure wind speed/direction.
7. Transfer of heat through air or water.
12. Warm ocean current that starts in the Gulf of Mexico and flows north along the eastern coast of the US, brings warmer weather.
13. A force that acts between two objects that are touching.
14. Cooling of the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
15. Instrument to measure precipitation.
18. The process of the water cycle where gas cools and becomes a liquid.
19. A whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds.
20. A special quality or characteristic of something.
22. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
25. A change in appearance or that does not create a new substance.
28. Puffy clouds that occur during fair weather.
29. A change in position.
32. Water that falls to the earth as rain or snow.
33. A warm air mass replaces a cold air mass, resulting in drizzle and clouds.
35. To change location or move.
36. The amount of matter in an object.
38. How long it takes for something to happen.
39. A cold air mass replaces a warm air mass, resulting in cooler weather.
42. High altitude band of wind blowing west to east that forms between warm and cold air masses.
44. A substance that allows heat to transfer easily.
45. Instrument to measure air pressure.
46. When the sun heats up water and turns it into vapor.

1. Making into something.
2. A change that creates a new substance.
8. Transfer of heat through direct touch.
9. A set of steps that make a new product or accomplish a goal.
10. The force that causes things to fall towards the Earth.
11. Instrument to measure wind direction.
16. High wispy clouds during fair weather, sometimes mean that a change in weather is coming.
17. Large rotating storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas.
21. Something that is caused by something else.
23. Warming of the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
24. Instrument to measure temperature.
26. Mostly clear skies with no chance of rain or storms.
27. A whirling mass of warm, moist air that generally brings stormy weather with strong winds.
28. Not changing.
30. A push or a pull.
31. Prediction about what weather will be like in the near future.
34. A form of energy that results in temperature change.
37. Flat dense sheets of clouds that result in cloudy or rainy weather.
40. Process of the water cycle where plants release water vapor from their leaves.
41. The weight of air above the Earth's surface.
43. The transfer of heat through waves.