Unit 5: Big Idea

Water moves in a regular

cycle that influences the
weather.

Lesson 1:
Essential
Question
What is the water cycle?

Lesson 2:
Essential
Question

What are types of

weather?

Lesson 3:
Essential
Question

How is weather predicted?

Lesson 4:

Essential
Question
How can we observe
weather patterns?

Unit 5: Weather
Vocabulary

Lesson 1 Vocabulary:
*water cycle: the process in which water
continuously moves from the Earths surface
into the atmosphere and back again
*evaporation: the process by which a liquid
changes into a gar
*atmosphere: the mixture of gases that
surround Earth

Lesson 1 Vocabulary:
*precipitation: water that falls from clouds
to Earths surface
*runoff: water that does not soak into the
ground and instead flows across Earths
surface
*groundwater: water located within the
gaps and pores of rocks below Earths surface

Lesson 2 Vocabulary:
*weather: what is happening in the
atmosphere at a certain time
*humidity: the amount of water vapor in the
air
*air pressure: the weight of the atmosphere
pressing down on Earth

Lesson 3 Vocabulary:
*air mass: a large body of air that has the
same temperature and humidity throughout
*front: the boundary between two air
masses