Vocab Flashcards
(52 cards)
Air Pressure
Air has weight. Air pushes down on things on Earth.
Atmosphere
A blanket of air. Earth’s atmosphere is made up of gases that help plants and animals to live and grow.
Barometer
A tool used for measuring the air.
Barometric Pressure
Gases push down on Earth. This is called Barometric Pressure.
Celsius
Celsius is a scale on which temperature is measured.
Climate
The description of the average temperature of a certain place.
Cloud
Clouds are formed from tiny rain droplets, when these droplets get too big, they fall from the sky.
Cumulonimbus Cloud
The typical rain cloud.
Cumulus Cloud
White and puffy clouds, they are made up of raindrops.
Dew Point
The water on leaves. Dew is formed when it is hot and the air can hold more water vapor.
Drought
A shortage of rain.
Freezing Point
When water is placed in a freezer, the water freezes. When the water freezes the water molecules and they lose their energy.
Hurricane
Storms that begin over oceans.
Front
in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties.
Funnel Cloud
a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud: Funnel clouds do not touch the ground.
Global Warming
the slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change
Hail
small, icy balls that fall from the sky
Humidity
the measure of how much water vapor is in the air
Meteorology
the study of patterns of weather
Precipitation
water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain
Thunder
a loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract quickly
Thunderstorm
a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder
Tornado
a funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground
Tropical Depression
a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm.
