Weather And Climate Vocabulary Flashcards
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Air pressure
The force that air puts on an area
Atmosphere
The layers of gases around a planet
Barometer
A tool used to measure air pressure
Barometric pressure
The pressure of the atmosphere against a surface
Celsius
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius
Climate
The current or past long term weather conditions characteristics of a region or the entire earth
Cloud
A collection of weather droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
Cumulonimbus cloud
Anvil shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms
Cumulus cloud
Large fluffy white clouds often seen in fair skies
Dew point
The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water
Drought
A prolonged shortage of rainfall
Freezing point
The temperature at which a liquid turns to a solid
Hurricane
A storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters
Front
The boundary between two masses of air with different boundaries
Funnel cloud
A rotating funnel shaped cloud
Global warming
The slow warming of the earths 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
Metorology
The study of patterns of weather
Precipitation
Water that is released from clouds in the sky
Thunder
A loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract quickly
Thunderstorms
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 down to the ground
Tropical depression
A region of low pressure with counterclockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm
