Climate Flashcards
(34 cards)
the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air
Air pressure
a type of climate typical in the tropics
Tropical
a system of measuring temperature where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
Celsius
Mostly, cumulus indicates fair weather
Cumulus Cloud
Cirrus clouds are short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes
Cirrus Cloud
instrument for determining temperature
Thermometer
a tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained surface winds
Tropical Depression
the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind
Ocean Current
the temperature the air needs to be cooled to (at constant pressure) in order to achieve a relative humidity
Dew Point
when warm moist air over water begins to rise.
Hurricane
arid land with little or no vegetation
Desert
a tropical cyclone with the maximum wind of 34 knots or higher
Typhoon
a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas
Humidity
a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition
Forecast
is the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
Atmosphere
when a thunderstorm updraft lifts a water droplet above the freezing level in the atmosphere
Hail
A rain-bearing cloud that also produces lightning
Thunderstorm
an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space
Cloud
water that falls to the earth as hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow
Precipitation
period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area
Drought
mark the boundary between two different air masses
Front
who observes, studies, or forecasts the weather.
Meteorologist
the temperature at which the liquid solvent and solid solvent are at equilibrium
Freezing Point
severe thunderstorms in warm, moist, unstable air along and ahead of cold fronts
Tornado
