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weather vocab

TermDefinition
Clouds a mass of water drops or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
Condensation the process by which water vapor (water in its gas form) turns into liquid
Cirrus Clouds high feathery clouds
Hygrometer The instruments used to measure the humidity
Other Cloud Names Stratus/strato: flat/layered and smooth. Cumulus/cumulo: heaped up/puffy, like cauliflower. Cirrus/cirro: high up/wispy. Alto: medium level.
Map a drawing of all or part of Earth's surface
globe a spherical representation of a planet's surface or another large area
Cumulonimbus (storm clouds) large, tall clouds that are dark on the bottom and usually produce rain and thunderstorms
Cirrocumulus large, tall clouds that are dark on the bottom and usually produce rain and thunderstorms
Stratocumulus layered cumulus consisting of large balls or rolls of dark cloud which often cover the whole sky especially in winter.
Nimbostratus (steady rain) a type of cloud forming a thick uniform gray layer at low altitude, from which rain or snow often falls (without any lightning or thunder).
Latitude measures the distance north or south of the equator.
Longitude Longitude plays a significant role in determining climate due to its impact on the distribution of sunlight and temperature across the Earth's surface
hemisphere, a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
climate conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time
rain liquid precipitation: water falling from the sky
freezing rain occurs when the layer of freezing air is so thin that the raindrops do not have enough time to freeze before reaching the ground
sleet liquid water that freezes before it hits the ground
snow Tiny crystals of ice that fall to Earth
hail a form of precipitation consisting of solid ice that forms inside thunderstorm updrafts
rain gauge used by meteorologists to determine the amount of rain that falls in a particular area
coriolis effect the result of Earth's rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents
trade winds a wind blowing almost constantly toward the equator from an easterly direction
polar easterlies dry and cold prevailing winds that blow from the east
prevailing westerlies winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude
wind the movement of air near Earth's surface.
wind vane an instrument that can measure wind direction
anemommter an instrument that measures wind speed
barometer A barometer measures air pressure
low pressure inclement weather (such as cloudy, windy, with possible rain or storms
high pressure the winds tend to be light and blow in a clockwise direction
air pressure a type of cloud forming a thick uniform gray layer at low altitude, from which rain or snow often falls (without any lightning or thunder).
occluded fronts a composite front produced by occlusion.
stationary fronts a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all
jet stream a fast, narrow current of air flowing from west to east that encircles the globe
gulf stream a relatively warm ocean current flowing northeastwards off the Atlantic coast of the US from the Gulf of Mexico.
el nino a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean
la nina the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.
cold fronts cold air mass runs into a warm air mass and passes it up causing a cold front
warm fronts warms fronts happen when a air mass overtakes a cool air mass
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