Weather And Climate Vocabulary

Question 1

Air Pressure

Answer 1

The force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it.

Question 2

Tropical

Answer 2

Pertaining to, characteristics of, occurring in, of inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics.

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

Denoting a measurement on the calculus scale: Symbol: C.

Question 4

Cumulus Cloud

Answer 4

Large, white, puffy clouds that generally appear during fair weather, although they also form thunderheads on hot days, some carry rain.

Question 5

Cirrus Cloud

Answer 5

Lacy or wispy clouds that form at high altitudes, generally before a change in the weather.

Question 6

Thermometer (Weather Definition)

Answer 6

A weather instrument that measures the air temperature.

Question 7

Tropical Depression

Answer 7

An atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.

Question 8

Ocean Current

Answer 8

A continuous body of water that flows in one of earths oceans.

Question 9

Dew Point

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Hurricane

Answer 10

A violent, topical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/seconds) : compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.

Question 11

Desert

Answer 11

Any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.

Question 12

Typhoon

Answer 12

A tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.

Question 13

Humidity

Answer 13

Humid condition; moistness; dampness.

Question 14

Forecast

Answer 14

To predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

The gasses envelope surrounding the earth: the air.

Question 16

Hail

Answer 16

Pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.

Question 17

Thunderstorm

Answer 17

A storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail.

Question 18

Cloud

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Precipitation

Answer 19

The action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 20

Drought

Answer 20

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

Question 21

Front

Answer 21

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Question 22

Meteorology

Answer 22

The branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.