Weather Vocabulary

Question 1

Cloud

Answer 1

A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.

Question 2

Drought

Answer 2

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.

Question 3

Front

Answer 3

A boundary separating two masses of air of different densities.

Question 4

Humidity

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Air pressure

Answer 5

The force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air.

Question 6

Atmosphere

Answer 6

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Question 7

Barometer

Answer 7

An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure.

Question 8

Barometric Pressure

Answer 8

The pressure exerted by the weight of air.

Question 10

Celsius

Answer 10

A metric scale and unit of measurement for temperature.

Question 11

Climate

Answer 11

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

Question 12

Cumulonimbus cloud

Answer 12

A dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability.

Question 13

Cumulus cloud

Answer 13

Often described as “puffy”, “cotton-like” or “fluffy” in appearance.

Question 14

Dew Point

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Freezing Point

Answer 15

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid when cooled.

Question 16

Funnel Cloud

Answer 16

A rotating funnel-shaped cloud forming the core of a tornado or waterspout.

Question 17

Global Warming

Answer 17

a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere

Question 18

Hail

Answer 18

pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.

Question 18

meteorology

Answer 18

the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere

Question 19

Hurricane

Answer 19

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

Question 20

Precipitation

Answer 20

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

Question 21

Thunder

Answer 21

a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

Question 22

Thunderstorm

Answer 22

a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

Question 23

Tornado

Answer 23

a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

Question 24

Tropical Depression

Answer 24

an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics

Question 25

Typhoon

Answer 25

a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean

Question 26

Weather

Answer 26

the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.