Vocaulary Flashcards
1
Q
The force that air puts on an area
A
Air pressure
2
Q
Layers of gases that surround a planet
A
Atmosphere
3
Q
A tool used to measure air pressure
A
Barometer
4
Q
The pressure of the atmosphere against a surface
A
Barometric pressure
5
Q
The metric temperature scale:water boils at 100 degrees Celsius freezes at 2p degrees Celsius
A
Celsius
6
Q
A dense towering vertical cloud association with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability
A
Cumulonimbus
