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Weather/Climate Scince Flash Cards

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1
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The force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air

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Air pressure

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2
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Very hot and humid

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Tropical

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3
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Temperature scale

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Celsius

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The fluffy looking cloud

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Cumulus Cloud

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5
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The wave looking cloud

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Cirrus Cloud

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Instrument for measuring temperature

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Thermometer

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An atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics

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Tropical Depression

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A continuous directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon it

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Ocean Current

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The atmospheric temperature

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Dew Point

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A storm with at violent wind particularly in the tropical Caribbean

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Hurricane

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11
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A biome that forms from low rainfall

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Desert

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Tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western pacific oceans

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Typhoon

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13
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The state or equality of being humid

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Humidity

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Predict or estimate (a future event or trend)

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Forecast

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The envelope of gasses surrounding the earth or another planet

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Atmosphere

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Pellets of frozen rain

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Hail

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Storm with thunder and lightning

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Thunderstorm

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A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

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Cloud

19
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The action or process of precipitating a substance for a solution

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Precipitation

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A prolonged period or abnormally low rain fall

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Drought

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The side or part of an object that presents itself

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Front

22
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The branch of science concerned with the process and phenomena of the atmosphere

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Meteorology

23
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The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled

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Freezing point

24
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A mobile, destructing vortex

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Tornado

25
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Towering vertical cloud

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Cumulonimbus Cloud

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Loud rumbling crashing noise during a storm

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Thunder

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The state of the atmosphere at the place that regards heat,dryness,sunshine,wind,etc.

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Weather

28
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A rotating column of water

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Water Spout

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An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure

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Barometer

30
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A gradual increase the overall temperature

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Global Warming

31
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The degree of intensity of heat

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Temperature

32
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Atmospheric Pressure

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Barometric Pressure

33
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Something that forms the core of a tornado

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Funnel Cloud

34
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The weather conditions prevailing in an area

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Climate

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