Weather And Climate

Question 1

the force that air puts on an area (related word: pressure)

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Air pressure

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layers of gas that surround a planet (related word: atmospheric)

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Atmosphere

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a tool used to measure air pressure (related word: barometric)

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Barometer

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the pressure (force per unit area) of the atmosphere against a surface

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Barometric presser

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the metric temperature scale

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Celsius

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the current or past long-term weather conditions characteristic of a region or the entire Earth.

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Climate

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a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere

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Cloud

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anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or are also called thunderheads.(related words: cumulus, nimbus)

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Cumulonimbus clouds

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are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton. The base of each cloud is often flat and may be only 1000 meters (3300 feet) above the ground. The top of the cloud has rounded towers.

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Cumulus clouds

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

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dew point

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a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.

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drought

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the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.

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freezing point

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

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hurricane

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the forward edge of an advancing mass of air.

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Front

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a rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout.

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funnel cloud

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a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.

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global warming

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pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.

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hail

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atmospheric moisture

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humidity

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the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

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meteorology

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rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

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Precipitation

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a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

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thunder

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a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

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thunderstorm

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a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system

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tornado

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an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.

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tropical depression

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

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typhoon

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the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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weather