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Weather Vocabulary

TermDefinition
acid rain precipitation forming when gas emissions combine with water
air mass a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally
air pressure/ atmospheric pressure the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
altimeter an instrument that measures the height above ground
altitude elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
altocumulus a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
altostratus a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
anemometer a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
anomaly deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
anticyclone winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center
antitrade winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
artic extremely cold
arid lacking sufficient water or rainfall
atmosphere the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
aurora bands of light caused by charged solar particles
aurora australis the aurora of the southern hemisphere
aurora borealis the aurora of the northern hemisphere
autumnal of or characteristic of or occurring in the fall
barometer an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
black ice a thin coating of ice on a road or sidewalk
blizzard a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
cirrus a wispy white cloud at a high altitude
climate the weather in some location averaged over a period
climatology meteorology of climates and their phenomena
cold front the front of an advancing mass of colder air
condensation process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
conduction the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
contrail an artificial cloud created by an aircraft
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