5th Grade Science NC EOG Review
Weather - ✔ The happenings of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
water cycle - ✔ The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment.
Evaporation - ✔ The process in which liquid water turns into a gas called water vapor.
water vapor - ✔ The gas created when water evaporates.
Condensation - ✔ The process in which water vapor changes back into a liquid.
Precipitation - ✔ Any form of water that falls to the Earth, from clouds, in the form of
rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
Absorption - ✔ Taking something in, such as, water into the ground.
run off - ✔ Water that flows from soil or rain and melted snow into a body of water.
Transpiration - ✔ The process in which plants give off water through their stomata.
Cumulus - ✔ A puffy, fair-weather cloud with a flat base and a "heaped up" top.
Stratus - ✔ A gray, flat, layered cloud that usually brings precipitation.
Cirrus - ✔ A wispy cloud made of ice crystals.
Cumulonimbus - ✔ A type of cumulus cloud that is tall and gray, and associated with
thunderstorms.
Thunderstorm - ✔ A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail that
is formed from cumulonimbus clouds.
Tornado - ✔ A violent whirling wind with a funnel shaped cloud.
Hurricane - ✔ A violent storm that forms over warm ocean water and has winds of 74+
mph.
Blizzard - ✔ A driving storm of wind and snow with very cold temperatures.
Thermometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure temperature.
, rain gauge - ✔ An instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation that falls.
air pressure - ✔ The force or weight that air puts on objects.
Barometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure air pressure.
Anemometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure wind speed.
Hygrometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor or humidity
in the air.
warm front - ✔ Forms when warm air slides up and over a cold air mass; it brings
gentle rain or light snow followed by warmer weather
cold front - ✔ Forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass;
thunderheads can form followed by cool, fair weather
local winds - ✔ Wind that forms in a small area due to temperature changes.
prevailing winds - ✔ A global wind that blows constantly from the same direction.
low pressure - ✔ A large swirling mass of rising warm air that usually brings wet, stormy
weather.
high pressure - ✔ A large swirling mass of sinking warm air that causes fair weather.
(high to low pressure**)
Forecast - ✔ The prediction of the weather conditions for a given area at a given time.
Meteorology - ✔ The study of the earth's atmosphere, including the weather and
climate.
Climate - ✔ The average of all weather conditions in a particular place over time.
Microclimate - ✔ The climate of a very small area or habitat.
Terrarium - ✔ A closed, clear container for raising and observing small plants and
animals.
ground water - ✔ Water trapped underground that supplies springs and wells.
Humidity - ✔ The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.
Weather - ✔ The happenings of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
water cycle - ✔ The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment.
Evaporation - ✔ The process in which liquid water turns into a gas called water vapor.
water vapor - ✔ The gas created when water evaporates.
Condensation - ✔ The process in which water vapor changes back into a liquid.
Precipitation - ✔ Any form of water that falls to the Earth, from clouds, in the form of
rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
Absorption - ✔ Taking something in, such as, water into the ground.
run off - ✔ Water that flows from soil or rain and melted snow into a body of water.
Transpiration - ✔ The process in which plants give off water through their stomata.
Cumulus - ✔ A puffy, fair-weather cloud with a flat base and a "heaped up" top.
Stratus - ✔ A gray, flat, layered cloud that usually brings precipitation.
Cirrus - ✔ A wispy cloud made of ice crystals.
Cumulonimbus - ✔ A type of cumulus cloud that is tall and gray, and associated with
thunderstorms.
Thunderstorm - ✔ A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail that
is formed from cumulonimbus clouds.
Tornado - ✔ A violent whirling wind with a funnel shaped cloud.
Hurricane - ✔ A violent storm that forms over warm ocean water and has winds of 74+
mph.
Blizzard - ✔ A driving storm of wind and snow with very cold temperatures.
Thermometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure temperature.
, rain gauge - ✔ An instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation that falls.
air pressure - ✔ The force or weight that air puts on objects.
Barometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure air pressure.
Anemometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure wind speed.
Hygrometer - ✔ An instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor or humidity
in the air.
warm front - ✔ Forms when warm air slides up and over a cold air mass; it brings
gentle rain or light snow followed by warmer weather
cold front - ✔ Forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass;
thunderheads can form followed by cool, fair weather
local winds - ✔ Wind that forms in a small area due to temperature changes.
prevailing winds - ✔ A global wind that blows constantly from the same direction.
low pressure - ✔ A large swirling mass of rising warm air that usually brings wet, stormy
weather.
high pressure - ✔ A large swirling mass of sinking warm air that causes fair weather.
(high to low pressure**)
Forecast - ✔ The prediction of the weather conditions for a given area at a given time.
Meteorology - ✔ The study of the earth's atmosphere, including the weather and
climate.
Climate - ✔ The average of all weather conditions in a particular place over time.
Microclimate - ✔ The climate of a very small area or habitat.
Terrarium - ✔ A closed, clear container for raising and observing small plants and
animals.
ground water - ✔ Water trapped underground that supplies springs and wells.
Humidity - ✔ The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.
