Weather And Climate

Question 1

Barometer

Answer 1

a tool used to measure air pressure

Question 2

Barometric pressure

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Cirrus cloud

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Climate

Answer 4

The average weather conditions in an area

Question 5

Cloud

Answer 5

a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere

Question 6

Drought

Answer 6

a prolonged shortage of rainfall

Question 7

Dew point

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Cumulonimbus cloud

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Cumulus cloud

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Large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds

Question 10

Forecast

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(v) to analyze weather data and make an educated guess about weather in the future; (n) a prediction about what the weather will be like in the future based on weather data

Question 11

Front

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

Question 12

Funnel cloud

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

Question 13

Hail

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small, icy balls that fall from the sky

Question 14

Humidity

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the measure of how much water vapor is in the air

Question 15

Hurricane

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and rain that forms over tropical waters (related term: typhoon, tropical cyclone)

Question 16

Meteorology

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the study of patterns of weather

Question 17

Thunder

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

Question 18

Thunderstorm

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

Question 19

Tornado

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

Question 20

Tropical depression

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

Question 21

Typhoon

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a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean

Question 22

Weather

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

Question 23

Air pressure

Answer 23

the force that air puts on an are