Weather And Climate

Question 1

the force that air puts on an area

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Air pressure

Question 2

the layers of gases that surround a planet

Answer 2

Atmosphere

Question 3

a tool used to measure air pressure

Answer 3

Barometer

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Barometric Pressure

Question 5

the metric temperature scale: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.

Answer 5

Celsius

Question 6

the current or past long-term weather conditions characteristic of a region or the entire Earth.

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Climate

Question 7

a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere

Answer 7

Cloud

Question 8

anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms

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cumulonimbus cloud

Question 9

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

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Cumulus Cloud

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Dew point

Question 11

prolonged periods of little or no rain

Answer 11

Drought

Question 12

the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid

Answer 12

Freezing Point

Question 13

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

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Front

Question 14

a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud

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Funnel cloud

Question 15

the slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change

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Global Warming

Question 16

small, icy balls that fall from the sky

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Hail

Question 17

the measure of how much water vapor is in the air

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Humidity

Question 18

a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters

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Hurricane

Question 19

the study of patterns of weather

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Meteorology

Question 20

water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain

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Precipitation

Question 21

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

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Thunder

Question 22

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

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Thunderstorm

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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

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Tornado

Question 24

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

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Tropical Depression

Question 25

a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean

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Typhoon

Question 26

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

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Weather