Weather And Climate Flashcards
the force that air puts on an area
Air Pressure
Tropical climates typically have very warm temperatures throughout the year. Temperatures vary from day to day but remain fairly constant from month to month. During the rainy season, which lasts an average of six months, rainfall is more or less constant. Central Africa and the part of Eastern Africa that lies south of the Sahara Desert has a mostly tropical climate. Regions near the equator, such as Gabon, Republic of Congo, and the northern third of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have the longest rainy seasons. The remainder of the year is dry.
Tropical
the metric temperature scale: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
Celsius
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds
Cumulus cloud
thin, wispy-looking clouds; commonly found at heights greater than 6 km
Cirrus cloud
a device used to measure temperature
Thermometer
a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm
Tropical depression
large-scale movement of water within the oceans in a certain direction
Ocean current
the temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water
Dew point
a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters (related term: typhoon, tropical cyclone)
Hurricane
an area that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation
Desert
a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean
Typhoon
the measure of how much water vapor is in the air
Humidity
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
Forecast
the layers of gases that surround a planet
Atmosphere
small, icy balls that fall from the sky
Hail
a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder
Thunderstorm
a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
Cloud
water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain
Precipitation
a prolonged shortage of rainfall
Drought
in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties
Front
the study of patterns of weather
Meteorology
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid
Freezing point
a funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground
Tornado
