Weather Vocabulary Flashcards
This is the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air.
Air pressure is the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air.
This is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
Atmosphere: the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
This is an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
A barometer is an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
This is the force exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. It is known as the “weight of the air”.
Barometric pressure (also known as atmospheric pressure) is the force exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. It is known as the “weight of the air”. A barometer measures barometric pressure. Measurement of barometric pressure can be expressed in millibars(mb) or in inches or millimeters of mercury (Hg).
Of or denoting a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
Celsius: of or denoting a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Climate is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
A clump of evaporated water.
A cloud is a clump of evaporated water.
Tall and large cloud.
Cumulonimbus cloud.
Fluffy and flat cloud.
Cumulus cloud.
The atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.
Dew point is the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.
Global lack of water.
Drought.
32* F
Freezing point.
Large typhoon.
Hurricane.
This is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena outside the tropics. In surface weather analyses, fronts are depicted using various colored triangles and half-circles.
A weather (state of atmosphere) front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena outside the tropics. In surface weather analyses, fronts are depicted using various colored triangles and half-circles,
This is a cloud that spins around in a funnel shape.
Funnel cloud / Tornado
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
Global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
Frozen rain.
Hail.
The amount of evaporated water in the air.
Humidity.
Study or the atmosphere.
Meteorology.
Condensation of atmospheric water.
Precipitation.
The noise of lightning.
Thunder.
A rain storm with thunder and lightning.
Thunderstorm.
An atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
Tropical depression.
A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
Typhoon.
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
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