Weather Vocab Flashcards
Air pressure
the force put on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it down to Earth
Tropical
Having of tropics
Celsius
Scale based on 0° at freezing point and 100° at boiling point
Cumulus cloud
Detached, cauliflower-shaped cloud
Cirrus cloud
Lacy/wispy clouds, usually appear before weather changes
Thermometer
An instrument that measures temperatures
Tropical depression
Forms when a low pressure area is exposed to thunderstorms
Ocean current
The continuous, predictable pattern of wave movement in the ocean
Dew point
The temperature the that water turns to water vapor
Hurricane
A tropical storm with very high winds
Desert
An area that receives less that 25 centimeters of rain every year
Typhoon
A tropical cyclone similar to a hurricane
Humidity
The amount of water vapor in the air
Forecast
To calculate or predict future event
Atmosphere
A layer on gases surrounding a plant or celestial body
Hail
Supercooled water, falls to earth in a ball shape
Thunderstorm
A rain-bearing cloud that also makes lighting
Cloud
A mass of water drops suspended in the atmosphere
Precipitation
Water falling from clouds as rain, freezing rain, snow, hail, sleet
Drought
A period of time when an area receives below-normal precipitation
Front
A boundary between two air masses
Meteorology
The science dealing with the weather and the atmosphere
Freezing point
The temperature when a liquid becomes a solid
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air
