Weather Flashcards
Air pressure
Force air puts on
Barometer
a tool used to measure air pressure (related word: barometric)
Barometric pressure
the pressure (force per unit area) of the atmosphere against a surface
Cirrus cloud
Thin wispy looking clouds
Climate
Areas temperature
Cloud
Gas in the sky
Drought
Period of time with no water
Dew point
the temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water
Cumulonimbus cloud
anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms: Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads. (related words: cumulus, nimbus)
Cumulus cloud
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus cloud
Forecast
Prediction of the weather
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.
Hail
Ice that falls from the sky
Humidity
the measure of how much water vapor is in the air