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Earth Sci Weather

Weather words - clouds, storms, water cycle, etc.

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cirrus clouds Clouds that are really high in the sky, look like horse tails, and bring good weather.
cumulus clouds Clouds that look like cotton balls and mountains.
stratus clouds Clouds that are low in the sky, look like a blanket, and bring snow and rain.
convection When heat is transferred through liquids or gases.
conduction When heat is transferred through solids and by touching something hot.
radiation When heat is transferred through space.
transpiration When plants give off water through their leaves.
evaporation When liquid water changes to water vapor.
condensation When water vapor changes to liquid water. In the sky, the water drops form clouds.
precipitation When water falls from clouds in the form of rain or snow.
atmosphere The air surrounding the Earth, made of nitrogen and oxygen.
troposphere The first layer of the atmosphere where all weather and clouds are.
stratosphere The second layer of the atmosphere where airplanes fly to be above the clouds.
mesosphere The third layer of the atmosphere where meteorites burn and where the ozone layer is located.
thermosphere The fourth layer of the atmosphere where spaceships orbit the Earth.
rain guage Something to measure rain.
tornado A violent windstorm that extends from the clouds to the surface of the Earth.
hurricane A tropical storm with spiral winds and a lot of rain.
isobar A line on a weather map that connects points of equal PRESSURE.
isotherm A line on a map that connects points of equal TEMPERATURE.
saturated When the air contains the maximum amount of moisture possible - 100% humidity.
relative humidity A PERCENT - the amount of moisture that is actually in the air compared to how much moisture the air can hold.
psychrometer Something to measure the amount of moisture in the air.
warm front When a warm air mass advances towards a cold air mass. Stratus clouds form and bring little precipitation.
cold front When a cold air mass advances towards a warm air mass. Cumulus clouds form, bring heavy rains, and temperatures fall.
air mass A large body of air with similar temperature and moisture properties.
pressure The force that the atmosphere exerts on a specific point - from the force of gravity of the air above that point.
wind Moving air.
dew point The temperature when the aire is saturated with moisture.
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