Weather Vocab

Question 1

The force exerted into a surface by the weight of the air

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Air pressure

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Tropical Typical of peculiar to the tropics

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Tropical

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Denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0 and boils at 100 under standard conditions

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Celsius

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Clouds which have flat bases and are often described as “puffy” cotton like or “fluffy”

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Cumulus cloud

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a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving the type its name from the Latin word cirrus, meaning a ringlet or curling lock of hair. This cloud can form at any altitude between 16,500 ft and 45,000 ft above sea level.

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Cirrus cloud

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an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol that expands and contracts in the tube with heating and cooling.

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Thermometer

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when a low pressure area is accompanied by thunderstorms that produce a circular wind flow with maximum sustained winds below 39 mph. An upgrade to a tropical storm occurs when cyclonic circulation becomes more organized and maximum sustained winds gust between 39 mph and 73 mph.

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Tropical depression

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DescriptionAn ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences.

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Ocean current

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The atmospheric temperature ( varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form

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Dew point

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A storm with a violent wind in particular a tropical cyclone in the caribbean

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Hurricane

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abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

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Desert

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a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.

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Typhoon

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a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.

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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 gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

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Atmosphere