Weather And Climate

Question 1

The force that air puts on an area

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Air pressure

Question 2

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

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Atmosphere

Question 3

an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.

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Barometer

Question 4

pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere

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Barometric pressure

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of or denoting a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.

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Celsius

Question 6

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

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Climate

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a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.

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Cloud

Question 8

a dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents.

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Cumulonimbus clouds

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often described as “puffy”, “cotton-like” or “fluffy” in appearance, and have flat bases

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Cumulus cloud

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the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.

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Dew point

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prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.

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Drought

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the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled

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Freezing point

Question 13

a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean

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Hurricane

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The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures or humidity.

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Front

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rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout

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Funnel cloud

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gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.

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Global warming

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pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds

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Hail

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Atmospheric moisture

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Humidity

Question 19

the climate and weather of a region.

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Meteorology

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rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

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Precipitation

Question 21

a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

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Thunder

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a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

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Tornado

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an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics

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Tropical depression

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a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans

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Typhoon

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the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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Weather

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a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail

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Thunderstorm