34 Words😭

Question 1

Air pressure

Answer 1

the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.

Question 2

Tropical

Answer 2

characteristic of a region or climate that is frost free with temperatures high enough to support year round plant growth given sufficient moisture.

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

scale based on 0° for the freezing point of water and 100° for the boiling point of water.

Question 4

Cumulus clouds

Answer 4

detached, individual, cauliflower-shaped clouds usually spotted in fair weather conditions.

Question 5

Cirrus cloud

Answer 5

form from the ascent of dry air, making the small quantity of water vapour in the air undergo deposition into ice

Question 6

Thermometer

Answer 6

an instrument that measures temperature

Question 7

Tropical depression

Answer 7

forms when a low pressure area is accompanied by thunderstorms that produce a circular wind flow with maximum sustained winds below 39 mph.

Question 8

Ocean current

Answer 8

the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind (Coriolis Effect), and water density.

Question 9

Dew point

Answer 9

the temperature the air needs to be cooled to (at constant pressure) in order to achieve a relative humidity (RH) of 100%.

Question 10

Hurricane

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Desert

Answer 11

arid land with usually sparse vegetation

Question 12

Tyhpoon

Answer 12

a tropical cyclone with the maximum wind of 34 knots or higher.

Question 13

Humidity

Answer 13

the amount of water vapor in the air.

Question 14

Forcast

Answer 14

To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data

Question 15

Atomosphere

Answer 15

a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.

Question 16

Hail

Answer 16

precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow.

Question 17

Thunderstorm

Answer 17

A rain-bearing cloud that also produces lightning.

Question 18

Cloud

Answer 18

a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet (such as the earth) or moon

Question 19

Presipitation

Answer 19

any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth.

Question 20

Drought

Answer 20

“a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area.

Question 21

Front

Answer 21

the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.