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Weather
Common weather terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cumulus clouds | puffy white clouds; indicate good weather |
| stratus clouds | clouds that form in layers; cover large areas of the sky and block out the sun |
| cirrus clouds | thin, feathery, white clouds found high in the sky; formed by strong winds |
| fog | stratus clouds that form near the ground |
| cirro- | prefix used to describe clouds that form at high altitudes |
| alto- | prefix used to describe clouds that form at middle altitudes |
| -nimbus | suffix used to describe clouds that are likely to bring precipitation like rain or snow |
| tornado | a destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds with a funnel cloud that touches the ground |
| hurricane | a severe, rotating storm that forms over tropical oceans |
| atmosphere | the mixture of gases that surround Earth |
| air pressure | a measure of the force which molecules push against objects on Earth; increases and decreases indicate weather changes |
| greenhouse effect | the warming of Earth due to gases such as carbon dioxide & methane which absorb heat and radiate it back to Earth |
| global warming | a gradual increase in the average global temperature |
| air pollution | contamination of the atmosphere by caused by human-made or natural pollutants |
| weather balloons | carry equipment into the atmosphere where special instruments like thermometers and barometers gather weather data |
| thermometer | an instrument used to measure temperature |
| barometer | an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure |
| anemometer | an instrument used to measure wind speed |
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