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map a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
globe the earth.
latitude the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator,
longitude the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
hemisphere One half of a sphere, formed by a plane that passes through the center of the sphere.
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.
clouds a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice) suspended in the atmosphere of a planet
condensation water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
cirrus clouds high feathery clouds
Hygrometer a tool used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air
cumulus clouds cloud forming rounded masses heaped on each other above a flat base at fairly low altitude.
stratus clouds low-level layers with a fairly uniform grey or white colour.
cumulonimbus menacing looking multi-level clouds, extending high into the sky in towers or plumes.
nimbo/nimbus precipitation
rain moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
freezing rain rain that freezes on impact with the ground or solid objects.
sleet a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
hail pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
Rain gauge a device for collecting and measuring the amount of rain which falls.
anonometer an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind, or of any current of gas.
wind vane an instrument that measures the direction from which the wind is blowing.
global wind winds that develop in belts distributed all around the world
prevailing westerlies prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes
trade winds a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea.
polar westerlies strongest in the winter, when pressure over the pole is low, and weakest in summer, when the polar high creates stronger polar easterlies.
land breeze a local wind that blows from land to sea
sea breeze a local wind that blows from the land to the sea
jet stream a narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth. There are typically two or three jet streams in each of the northern and southern hemispheres.
air pressure the weight of air
barometer a weather instrument that measures air pressure
high pressure -clear skies -fair weather -dry weather
low pressure -cloudy skies -foul weather -rainy/storms
atmospere The envelope of gasses surrounding the earth
evaporation the process of changing from a liquid to a gas
air mass a large “bubble” of air that has about the same temperature and humidity throughout it
La nina/ El nino unusual warming or cooling of the seawater in the Pacific Ocean
tempature the average speed of the particles in a substance
humidity Humidity: water vapor in the air
thermometer a tool that measures temperature
front a place where one air mass meets and pushes aside another air mass
hurricane a very large and violent tropical storm
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