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7 Sci Weather

7th Grade Science Weather Vocabulary

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WEATHER PRESENT STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE, INCLUDING AIR PRESSURE, WIND, TEMPERATURE, AND HUMIDITY.
HUMIDITY AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR THAT THE AIR IS HOLDING COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT IT CAN HOLD AT A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE.
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE AT WHICH AIR IS SATURATED AND CONDENSATION FORMS.
FOG STRATUS CLOUD THAT FORMS WHEN AIR IS COOLED TO ITS DEW POINT AND CONDENSES NEAR THE GROUND.
PRECIPITATION WATER FALL FROM THE CLOUDS, INCLUDING RAIN, SLEET, SNOW, AND HAIL.
AIR MASS LARGE BODY OF AIR THAT HAS THE SAME PROPERTIES AS THE EARTH'S SURFACE OVER WHICH IT FORMED.
FRONT BOUNDARY BETWEEN WARM AND COLD AIR MASSES.
TORNADO VIOLENT, WHIRLING WIND THAT MOVES IN A NARROW PATH OVER LAND, FORMS A FUNNEL,CAN REACH UP TO 500 KM/HR, AND BE HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE.
DOPPLER RADAR SPECIALIZED RADAR SYSTEM THAT SENDS OUT REPEATED WAVES FROM DISTANT STORMS, AND CAN TELL THE DIRECTION A STORM IS MOVING.
HURRICANE LARGE, SWIRLING, LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT FORMS OVER TROPICAL OCEANS AND HAS WINDS OF AT LEAST 120 KM/HR.
METEOROLOGIST PERSON WHO STUDIES AND TAKES MEASUREMENTS OF WEATHER, AND USES INFORMATION PROVIDED BY WEATHER INSTRUMENTS TO MAKE WEATHER MAPS AND FORECASTS.
STATION MODEL SHOWS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT ONE SPECIFIC LOCATION, USING SYMBOLS ON A MAP.
ISOTHERM LINE DRAWN ON A WEATHER MAP THAT CONNECTS POINTS OF EQUAL TEMPERATURE.
ISOBAR LINE DRAWN ON A WEATHER MAP THAT CONNECTS POINTS OF EQUAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
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