weather elements Flashcards

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1
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it tells how warm or cold the air

A

temperature

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2
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it measure the temperature

A

thermometer

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3
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it measures air temperature

A

air thermometer

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4
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temperature is expresses

A

degree celcius

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5
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it measure the speed of the wind

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anemometer

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6
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the instrument used to tell the directions of the wind

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wind vane

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7
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kinds of cloud

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cirrus cloud, stratus cloud, cumulus cloud, nimbus cloud

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8
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clouds like thin and white feathers and appear high up in the sky

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cirrus cloud

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9
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clouds that come in flat layer and appear grayish and bluish because they are thick and low

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stratus cloud

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10
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appear like big heaps of white smoke and look like cotton with flat bases and towering tops it appear in fine sunny day

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cumulus clouds

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11
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also called rain cloud apoear in big heaps of dark heavy clouds

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nimbus clouds

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12
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the process of falling of condensed vapor from the atmosphere in the form of raindrops, ice crystals

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precipitation

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13
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water found beneath the earths surface

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groundwater

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14
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water part of the earth is called

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hydrosphere

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15
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the blanket of air is calked

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atmosphere

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16
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the main source of heat and light it is made up of very hit gases

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sun

17
Q

the process by which plants release water from their leaves

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transpiration

18
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the process by which the condensed water vapor falls back on the earths surface in the form of hail, snow, sleet,

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precipitaion

19
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the process of changing water vapor into liquid water

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condesation