Weather Flashcards
Air Pressure
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Tropical
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Celsius
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Cumulus Cloud
Puffy clouds that sometimes look like floating balls of cotton
Cirrus Cloud
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Thermometer (weather definition)
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Tropical Depression
A region of low pressure with counter clockwise wind
Ocean Current
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Dew Point
The temperature at which water vapor in the Air condenses into water.
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone with wind of 74 mph or greater
Desert
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Typhoon
A hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean
Humidity
The quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
Forecast
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Atmosphere
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Hail
Small icy balls that fall from the sky
Thunderstorm
A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain and hail
Cloud
Visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere high above the ground
Precipitation
Water that is released from the clouds in the sky includes rain snow, and hail
Drought
A deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more
Front
The boundary between two dissimilar air masses
Meteorology
A branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere
Freezing Point
The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.
Tornado
A rotating funnel-shaped cloud that does not touch the ground
Cumulonimbus Cloud
A dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability.
Thunder
A loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air
Weather
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Waterspout
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Barometer
A tool used to measure air pressure
Global Warming
The slow warming of the earths atmosphere due to climatic change
Temperature
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Barometric Pressure
The pressure ( force per unit area ) of the atmosphere against the surface
Funnel Cloud
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Climate
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