Weather And Climate

Question 1

Air pressure

Answer 1

the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it.

Question 2

Tropical

Answer 2

of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.

Question 4

Cumulus cloud

Answer 4

bulbous or billowing white or dark grey cloud associated with rising air currents.

Question 5

Cirrus cloud

Answer 5

a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude .

Question 6

Thermometer

Answer 6

an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling.

Question 7

Tropical depression

Answer 7

an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics.

Question 8

Ocean current

Answer 8

the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction.

Question 9

Dew point

Answer 9

the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.

Question 10

Hurricane

Answer 10

a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

Question 11

Desert

Answer 11

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.

Question 12

Typhoon

Answer 12

a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.

Question 13

Humidity

Answer 13

a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.

Question 14

Forecast

Answer 14

predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Question 16

Hail

Answer 16

pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
“rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof”

Question 17

Thunder storm

Answer 17

rain-bearing cloud that also produces lightning.

Question 18

Cloud

Answer 18

a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth’s surface.

Question 19

Precipitation

Answer 19

the process of precipitating or of forming a precipitate.

Question 20

Drought

Answer 20

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

Question 21

Front

Answer 21

to face or be next to something.

Question 22

Meteorology

Answer 22

a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting.

Question 23

Freezing point

Answer 23

temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid.

Question 24

Tornado

Answer 24

A violently rotating column of air touching the ground.

Question 25

Cumulonimbus cloud

Answer 25

a cloud of a class indicative of thunderstorm conditions.

Question 26

Thunder

Answer 26

the sound that follows a flash of lightning.

Question 27

Weather

Answer 27

the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat.

Question 28

Waterspout

Answer 28

a pipe for carrying off water from a roof.

Question 29

Barometer

Answer 29

an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere .

Question 30

Global warming

Answer 30

Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation.

Question 31

Temperature

Answer 31

measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales and indicating the direction

Question 32

Barometric pressure

Answer 32

force per unit area exerted by an atmospheric column

Question 33

Funnel cloud

Answer 33

a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud

Question 34

Climate

Answer 34

a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions.