Storm Vocab.

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

“describing a climate that is very hot and humid; describing an area of Earth that is near the equator”

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

“the metric temperature scale: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.”

Question 4

Cumulus cloud

Answer 4

“large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies”

Question 5

Cirrus Cloud

Answer 5

“thin, wispy-looking clouds; commonly found at heights greater than 6 km”

Question 6

Thermometer

Answer 6

“a device used to measure temperature”

Question 7

Tropical Depression

Answer 7

“a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm”

Question 8

Ocean Current

Answer 8

“large-scale movement of water within the oceans in a certain direction”

Question 9

Dew Point

Answer 9

“the temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water”

Question 10

Hurricane

Answer 10

“a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters (related term: typhoon, tropical cyclone)”

Question 11

Desert

Answer 11

“an area that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation”

Question 12

Typhoon

Answer 12

“a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean”

Question 13

Humidity

Answer 13

”the measure of how much water vapor is in the air”

Question 14

Forecast

Answer 14

“a prediction about what the weather will be like in the future based on weather data”

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

“the layers of gases that surround a planet”

Question 16

Hail

Answer 16

“small, icy balls that fall from the sky”

Question 17

Thunderstorm

Answer 17

“a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder”

Question 18

Cloud

Answer 18

“a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere”

Question 19

Precipitation

Answer 19

“water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain”

Question 20

Drought

Answer 20

“a prolonged shortage of rainfall”

Question 21

Front

Answer 21

“in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties”

Question 22

Meteorology

Answer 22

“the study of patterns of weather”

Question 23

Freezing Point

Answer 23

“the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid”

Question 24

Tornado

Answer 24

“a funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground”

Question 25

Cumulonimbus Cloud

Answer 25

“anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms: Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads”

Question 26

Thunder

Answer 26

“a loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract quickly”

Question 27

Weather

Answer 27

“the properties of the atmosphere at a given time and location, including temperature, air movement and precipitation”

Question 28

Waterspout

Answer 28

“a funnel-shaped cloud that forms over water and pulls water upward”

Question 29

Barometer

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Global Warming

Answer 30

“the slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change”

Question 31

Temperature

Answer 31

“a measure of the average kinetic energy of the atoms in a system, used to express thermal energy in degrees”

Question 32

Barometric Pressure

Answer 32

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

Question 33

funnel cloud

Answer 33

”a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud: Funnel clouds do not touch the ground.”

Question 34

Climate

Answer 34

“the average weather conditions in an area (related word: climatic)”