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Vocabulary Weather Flashcards

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Barometer

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A tool used to measure air pressure

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Barometric pressure

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The pressure of the atmosphere against the surface

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Cirrus cloud

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Thin wispy looking clouds commonly found at heights greater than 6km

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Climate

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The current or past long-term weather conditions characteristics of a region or the entire earth

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Cloud

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A collection of water droplets ore ice crystals in the atmosphere

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Drought

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A prolonged shortage of rainfall

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Dew point

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The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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Anvil shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms

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Cumulus cloud

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Large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies

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Forecast

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To analyze weather data and to make and educated guess about weather in the future

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Front

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The boundary between two masses of air with different properties

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Funnel cloud

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A rotating Funnel shaped cloud

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Hail

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Small, icy balls that fall from the sky

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Humidity

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A storm with high strong winds and rain

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Meteorology

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The study of patterns in weather

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Thunder

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A loud noise that happens when lightening heats the air

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Thunderstorm

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A weather system that produces heavy precipitation

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Tornado

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A column of air that rotates

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Tropical depression

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

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Typhoon

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a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean

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Weather

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The properties of the atmospheres at a given time and location

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Air Pressure

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The force that air puts on an area

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Hurricane

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Strong winds and rain

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