Weather/Climate Scince Flash Cards
The force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air
Air pressure
Very hot and humid
Tropical
Temperature scale
Celsius
The fluffy looking cloud
Cumulus Cloud
The wave looking cloud
Cirrus Cloud
Instrument for measuring temperature
Thermometer
An atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics
Tropical Depression
A continuous directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon it
Ocean Current
The atmospheric temperature
Dew Point
A storm with at violent wind particularly in the tropical Caribbean
Hurricane
A biome that forms from low rainfall
Desert
Tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western pacific oceans
Typhoon
The state or equality of being humid
Humidity
Predict or estimate (a future event or trend)
Forecast
The envelope of gasses surrounding the earth or another planet
Atmosphere
Pellets of frozen rain
Hail
Storm with thunder and lightning
Thunderstorm
A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
Cloud
The action or process of precipitating a substance for a solution
Precipitation
A prolonged period or abnormally low rain fall
Drought
The side or part of an object that presents itself
Front
The branch of science concerned with the process and phenomena of the atmosphere
Meteorology
The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled
Freezing point
A mobile, destructing vortex
Tornado
