Wether Vocab Flashcards

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Air pressure

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Air pressure is the exerted onto a surface by the surface of the air

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Tropical

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Peculiar to the tropics

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Celsius

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A scale of temperature in which water freezes at zero Fahrenheit and boils at one hundred Fahrenheit

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Cumulus cloud

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A cloud that has flat bases and are often described as puffy

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Cirrus cloud

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This cloud is a genus of atmospheric cloud characterized by thin wispy strands

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Thermometer

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An instrument for indicating temperature

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Tropical depression

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It is a cyclone that rapidly rotates

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Ocean current

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Is a seasonally movement of sea water

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Dew point

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The atmospheric temperature

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Hurricane

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A storm with a violent wind

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Desert

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A desert is a barren area of landscape

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Typhoon

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A tropical storm in India or western pacific oceans

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Humidity

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The amount of water vapor In the air

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Forecast

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Predict or estimate a future event

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Atmosphere

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The envelope of gasses surrounding the earth

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Hail

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Pellets of frozen rain that fall from clouds

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Thunderstorm

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A storm with thunder,lightning and rain

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Cloud

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A visible mass of condensed water vapor

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Precipitation

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The action or progress of perception

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Drought

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A shortage of water

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Meteorology

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The scientific study for measurement

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Freezing point

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The temperature at which liquid turns into a solid when cooled

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Tornado

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A rapidly rotating column of air

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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A cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base

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Thunder
A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after lightning
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Weather
The state of atmosphere at a place and time
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Waterspout
An intense columnar vortex
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Barometer
An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure
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Global warming
A gradual increase in the temperature
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Temperature
The degree or intensity of heat
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Barometric pressure
Another term for atmospheric pressure
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Funnel cloud
A rotating funnel shaped cloud
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Climate
The weather conditions prevailing in a area
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Front
The boundary between two air masses
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Meteorology
Branch of science concerned with the process of the atmosphere
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Freezing point
A liquid turns into a solid when cold
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Tornado
Violently rotating winds
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Cumulonimbus cloud
Dense towering vertical cloud
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Thunder
Rumbling or crashing noise heard after lightning
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Weather
Atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain etc.
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Waterspout
Rotating column of water
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Barometer
Measuring atmospheric pressure
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Global warming
Increase in the overall temperature
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Temperature
Degree or intensity of heat
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Barometric pressure
Force exerted by the atmosphere at a given point
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Funnel cloud
Rotating funnel shaped cloud
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Climate
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period