Science 2 Flashcards
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Air pressure
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- The force that air puts in an area (related word: pressure.)
2
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Tropical
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- Tropical climates typically have very warm temperatures throughout the years.
3
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Celsius
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- The metric temperature scale: water boils at 100 degrees Celsius and it freezes 0 degrees Celsius.
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Cumulus cloud
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- Large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds.
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Cirrus cloud
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- Thin, wispy-looking clouds; commonly found at heights greater than 6 km.
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Thermometer
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- A device used to measure temperature.
7
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Tropical depression
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- A region of low pressure with counter- clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm.
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Ocean current
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- Large-scale movement of water within the oceans in a certain direction.
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Dew point
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- Large-scale movement of water within the oceans in a certain direction.
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Hurricane
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- A storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters (related term:typhoon, tropical, cyclone)
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Dessert
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An area that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation
12
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Typhoon
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- A hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean.
13
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Humidity
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- The measure of how much water vapor in the air.
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Forecast
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- To analyze weather data and make an educated guess about weather in the future; a prediction about what the weather will be like in the future based in weather data.
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Atmosphere
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- Layers of gas that surround a planet (related word: atmosphere)
