☀️ 🌧 Weather 🌧 ☀️ Flashcards
(34 cards)
Air pressure
It is the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.
Tropical
relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics
Celsius
of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions
Cumulas cloud
a dense puffy cloud form having a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain — see cloud illustration
Cirrus cloud
wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
Thermometer
thermometer is an instrument that measures temperature
Tropical depression
A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained surface winds
Ocean current
the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
Dew point
the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.
Hurricane
a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
Desert
Deserts are areas that receive very little precipitation
Typhoon
a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
Humidity
a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.
Forecast
predict or estimate (a future event or trend
Atmosphere
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the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
Hail
pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
Thunderstorm
a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
Cloud
a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
Precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
Drought
a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
Front
front is a weather system that is the boundary separating two different types of air.
Meteorology
the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere,
Freezing point
temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.
Tornado
a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.