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Weather/Disasters
Term | Definition |
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1. Globe | A model of the Earth |
2. Map | A diagrammatic representation of an area |
3. Meteorologist | A scientist that studies weather |
4. Geologist | A scientist that studies rocks |
5. Siesmologist | A scientist that studies earthquakes |
6. Volcanologist | A scientist that studies volcanoes |
7. Vortex | A mass of whirling fluid of air |
8. Hurricane | A storm of violent winds |
9. Tornado | A violent squall or whirlwind on land |
10. Eye | The center of the storm (Hurricane and Tornadoes) |
11. Funnel Cloud | A rapid funnel-shaped cloud that extends downward from the base of the Cumulonimbus cloud which can turn into a tornado or waterspout if it touches earth's surface |
12. Cyclone | A term used in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean for a Hurricane |
13. Typhoon | A term used in the Northwest Pacific for a Hurricane |
14. Atmosohere | A thin blanket of gases that surrounds the earth |
15. Nitrogen | An element that makes up about 78% of the atmosphere |
16. Carbon Dioxide | A odorless gas that is produced when animals breathe out |
17. Greenhouse gases | Gases in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs energy radiated from the Earth and prevent its escape into space |
18. Water Vapor | Water that has evaporated into a gas that makes (including other gases) 1% of the Earth's atmosphere |
19. Stratosphere | The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere |
20. Mesosphere | The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere |
21. Ionosphere | The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the mesosphere that contains high concentration ions that reflects radio waves |
22. Exosphere | The layer of Earth's atmosphere that is the outermost and stretches to and unknown extent |
23. Troposphere | The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is the closest to earth and is the layer we live in |
24. Thermosphere | The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is made up of the exosphere and the Ionosphere |
25. Goes and Poes Satellites | Two satellites that are operated by the NESDIS and they are used for weather forecasting and tracking down storms or disasters |
26. Tornado Alley | An area of the great plains where tornadoes are frequent |