Weather Vocab

Question 1

Atmospheric Pressure

Answer 1

the pressure exerted by the earths at any given point

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth

Question 3

Wind

Answer 3

air in natural motion across the earth

Question 4

High Pressure

Answer 4

having or involving a pressure above the normal

Question 5

Low Pressure

Answer 5

having or involving low or below normal pressure

Question 6

Ocean Current

Answer 6

The motions of the ocean moving in a certain direction or certain speed

Question 7

Convection Current

Answer 7

a current in a fluid that results from convection

Question 8

Hurricane

Answer 8

a violent tropical cyclonic storm

Question 9

Coriolis Effect

Answer 9

an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force

Question 10

Air Pressure

Answer 10

the force exerted by air whether compressed or unconfined

Question 11

Moisture

Answer 11

Condensed or diffused liquid

Question 12

Water Cycle

Answer 12

the circulation of the earths water and how it replenishes

Question 13

Precipitation

Answer 13

the act of precipitating

Question 14

Water Shed

Answer 14

the region or area drained by a river,stream,etc

Question 15

Groundwater

Answer 15

the water beneath the surface of the earth

Question 16

Aquifer

Answer 16

any geological formation containing or conducting ground water

Question 17

Thermometer

Answer 17

an instrument for measuring temperature

Question 18

Anemometer

Answer 18

an instrument for measuring the speed of wind

Question 19

Cold Front

Answer 19

the zone separating two air masses

Question 20

Warm Front

Answer 20

a transition between cold air and the colder air replacing it