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Weather Vocab Flashcards

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Air pressure

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the force put on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it down to Earth

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Tropical

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Having of tropics

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Celsius

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Scale based on 0° at freezing point and 100° at boiling point

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Cumulus cloud

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Detached, cauliflower-shaped cloud

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Cirrus cloud

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Lacy/wispy clouds, usually appear before weather changes

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Thermometer

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An instrument that measures temperatures

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Tropical depression

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Forms when a low pressure area is exposed to thunderstorms

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Ocean current

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The continuous, predictable pattern of wave movement in the ocean

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Dew point

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The temperature the that water turns to water vapor

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Hurricane

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A tropical storm with very high winds

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Desert

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An area that receives less that 25 centimeters of rain every year

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Typhoon

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A tropical cyclone similar to a hurricane

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Humidity

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The amount of water vapor in the air

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Forecast

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To calculate or predict future event

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Atmosphere

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A layer on gases surrounding a plant or celestial body

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Hail

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Supercooled water, falls to earth in a ball shape

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Thunderstorm

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A rain-bearing cloud that also makes lighting

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Cloud

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A mass of water drops suspended in the atmosphere

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Precipitation

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Water falling from clouds as rain, freezing rain, snow, hail, sleet

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Drought

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A period of time when an area receives below-normal precipitation

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Front

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A boundary between two air masses

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Meteorology

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The science dealing with the weather and the atmosphere

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Freezing point

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The temperature when a liquid becomes a solid

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Tornado

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A violently rotating column of air

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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Mechanical looking multi-level cloud

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Thunder

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Sound caused by lightning

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Weather

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The state of the atmosphere including wind, humidity, temperature, and atmospheric pressure

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Waterspout

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Whirling column of air and water mist

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Barometer

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An instrument that is used to measure atmospheric pressure

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Global warming

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Long-term heating of earth’s surface

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Temperature

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The degree of hot or coldness

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Barometric pressure

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The measurement of air pressure in the atmosphere

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Funnel cloud

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Funnel-shaped cloud containing water drops

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Climate

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The weather in a region

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