Weather and Climate Flashcards
Grade 2 · Social Studies · Flashcards
Study weather, climate, and related vocabulary for 2nd grade Social Studies.
Flashcards
- Weather
- Current atmospheric conditions — today's sun, rain, wind, or snow
- Climate
- The long-term weather pattern typical of a place
- Temperature
- How hot or cold the air is, measured with a thermometer
- Thermometer
- Tool that measures temperature
- Rain gauge
- Tool that measures how much rain has fallen
- Wind vane
- Tool that shows which direction the wind is blowing
- Meteorologist
- Scientist who studies weather and makes forecasts
- Season
- One of four time periods in a year: spring, summer, fall, winter
- Tropical climate
- Hot and wet year-round, like in rainforests
- Desert climate
- Very hot and dry with very little rainfall
- Polar climate
- Extremely cold for most of the year, near the poles
- Forecast
- A prediction about what the weather will be like in the future
- Atmosphere
- The layer of air surrounding the Earth where weather happens
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