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Weather

TermDefinition
Tornado a rotating column of air
Eye the center of a large vortex
Funnel Cloud a half-formed tornado from the top
Globe a spherical model of the earth
Map shows the earth on parts of it on a flat surface
Cyclone a clockwise vortex of spinning water
Vortex a column of spinning air or water
Hurricane a counter-clockwise vortex of spinning water
Volcanologist studies and monitors volcanic activity
Seismologist studies and monitors earthquake activity
Geologist studies the earths history and structure of the earth as it is recorded in rocks
Meteorologist studies the earths atmosphere;monitors, studies, and forecasts the weather
Greenhouse Gasses Gasses that trap heat in the atosphere
Water Vapor water heated into air molecules
Isobar the line on a weather map that connects things for pressure
Isotherms the line on a weather map that connects things for temp
Stable Air Masses an air mass that dose not rise
Unstable Air Masses the lower layers of the air mass continue to rise
Air Masses a body of air that covers an area
Weather the state of the atmosphere in that time
Climate the weather average for an area
Convection the transfer of heat
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