Weather And Climate Vocab Flashcards
The force that air puts on an area
Air pressure
describing a climate that is very hot and humid
Tropical
The metric temperature scale
Celsius
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies
Cumulus cloud
thin, wispy-looking clouds
Cirrus clouds
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; a prediction about what the weather will be like in the future based on weather data
Forecast
layers of gas that surround a planet
Atmosphere