Weather And Climate Flashcards
The force that air puts on an area.
Air Pressure.
Layers of gas that surround a planet.
Atmosphere.
A tool used to measure air pressure.
Barometer.
The pressure (force per unit area) of the atmosphere against a surface.
Barometric Pressure.
The metric temperature scale.
Celsius.
The average weather conditions in an area.
Climate.
A collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Cloud.
Anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms.
Cumulonimbus Cloud.
Large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies.
Cumulus Cloud.
The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water.
Dew Point.
A prolonged shortage of rainfall.
Drought.
The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid.
Freezing Point.
A storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters.
Hurricane.
In weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties.
Front.
A rotating, funnel-shaped cloud.
Funnel Cloud.
The slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change.
Global Warming.
Small, icy balls that fall from the sky.
Hail.
The measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
Humidity.
The climate and weather of a region.
Meteorology.
Water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain.
Precipitation.
A loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract quickly.
Thunder.
A weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder.
Thunderstorm.
A funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground.
Tornado.
A region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm.
Tropical Depression.
