Weather And Climate Vocabulary Flashcards
the force that air puts on an area (related word: pressure)
Air pressure
layers of gas that surround a planet (related word: atmospheric)
Atmosphere
a tool used to measure air pressure (related word: barometric)
Barometer
the pressure (force per unit area) of the atmosphere against a surface
Barometric pressure
the metric temperature scale: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
Celsius
the current or past long-term weather conditions characteristic of a region or the entire Earth.
Climate
a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
Cloud
anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms: Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads. (related words: cumulus, nimbus)
Cumulonimbus cloud
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds
Cumulus cloud
the temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water
Dew point
a prolonged shortage of rainfall
Drought
the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid
Freezing point
a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters (related term: typhoon, tropical cyclone)
Hurricane
in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties
Front
a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud: Funnel clouds do not touch the ground.
Funnel cloud
the slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change
Global Warming
small, icy balls that fall from the sky
Hail
the measure of how much water vapor is in the air
Humidity
the study of patterns of weather
Meteorology
water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain
Precipitation
water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain
Thunder
a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder
Thunderstorms
a funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground
Tornado
describing a climate that is very hot and humi
Tropical
a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm
Depression
a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean
Typhoon
the properties of the atmosphere at a given time and location, including temperature, air movement and precipitation
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