Meteorology Flashcards
(15 cards)
a tool used to measure air pressure (related word: barometric)
Barometer
thin, wispy-looking clouds; commonly found at heights greater than 6 km
Cirrus Cloud
weather conditions averaged over a period of time.
Climate
a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
Cloud
a prolonged shortage of rainfall
Drought
anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms
Cumulonimbus
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds;sometimes look like cotton
Cumulus Cloud
in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties
Front
the measure of how much water vapor is in the air
Humidity
a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters (related term: typhoon, tropical cyclone)
Hurricane
the study of patterns of weather
Meteorology
a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder
Thunderstorm
a funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the
Tornado
the properties of the atmosphere at a given time and location, including temperature, air movement and precipitation
Weather
the force that air puts on an area (related word: pressure)
Air Pressure
