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Weather Vocab 2
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water Cycle | The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration. |
| Evaporate | Turn from liquid into vapor. |
| Condensation | Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. |
| Runoff | The draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc. |
| Meteorologist | An expert in or student of meteorology; a weather forecaster. |
| Cirrus | Cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks (“mare's tails”) at high altitude, usually 16,500–45,000 feet (5–13 km). |
| Stratus | Cloud forming a continuous horizontal gray sheet, often with rain or snow. |
| Nimbus | A large gray rain cloud. |
| Cumulus | Cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude. |
| Air Mass | A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure. |
| Weather | The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. |
| Climate | The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
| Forecast | A prediction or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend. |
| Temperature | The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch. |
| Front | The boundary separating two different types of air |
| Humidity | A quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas. |
| High Pressure System | Higher pressure at its center than the areas around it. |
| Low Pressure System | Lower pressure at its center than the areas around it. |
| Storms | A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow. |
| Precipitation | Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. |
| Tornado | A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. |
| Thunderstorm | A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail. |
| Hurricane | A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. |
| Flood | An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. |
| Winter Storms | A combination of heavy snow, blowing snow and/or dangerous wind chills |
| Cumulonimbus Clouds | Cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base at fairly low altitude and often a flat top, as in thunderstorms. |
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