Weather And Climate Flashcards

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Barometer

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an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude

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Barometric Pressure

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the pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere

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Cirrus Cloud

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a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin wispy strands

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Climate

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The weather conditions prevailing in an area

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Cloud

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Visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground

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Drought

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prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall a shortage of water

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Dew Point

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The atmospheric temperature in which dew starts to form

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Cumulonimbus Cloud

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dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents

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Cumulus clouds

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cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude

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Forecast

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Predict or estimate

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Front

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the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first the most forward part of something.

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Funnel

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A rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout.

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Hall

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An area in a building onto which rooms open

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Air Pressure

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air pressure is the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air

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Hurricane

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a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean

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Meteorology

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the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

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Thunder

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a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air

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Thunderstorm

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a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

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Tornado

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mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system

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Tropical Depression

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forms when a low pressure area is accompanied by thunderstorms that produce a circular wind flow with maximum sustained winds below 39mph

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Typhoon

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a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans

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Weather

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the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc