Weather And Climate Flashcards
Air pressure
The force that air puts on an area
Tropical
A climate that is very hot and humid
Celsius
The metric temperature scale
Cumulus cloud
Large, white, puffy clouds that sometimes look like floating cotton balls
Cirrus clouds
Thin, wispy clouds
Thermometer
A device used to measure temperature
Tropical depression
A region of low pressure with counter clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm
Atmosphere
Layers of gas that surround a planet
Ocean current
Large scale movement or water within the oceans in a certain direction
Dew point
The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water
Hurricane
A storm with winds over 74 miles per hour and rain that forms over tropical waters
Desert
An area that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation
Typhoon
A hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean
Humidity
The measure of how much water vapor is in the air
Hail
Small, icy balls that fall from the sky
Thunderstorm
A weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder
Cloud
A collection of condensed water vapor high above the ground
Precipitation
Water that is released from clouds in the sky
Drought
A prolonged shortage of precipitation
Front
The boundary between two masses of air with different properties
Meteorology
The branch of science concerned with weather
Freezing point
The temperature at which liquid turns into a solid
Tornado
A funnel shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground
Cumulonimbus cloud
Vertical, towering dark clouds that are often involved in heavy or violent storms
