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Science vocabulary
Science vocabulry for Finals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weather | The atmospheric conditions. along with Shart-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time. |
| Air pressure | The pressure that a colamn of air exerts on the air or a Surface, between it. |
| Humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air. |
| Relative Humidity | The amount of water vapor present riv in the air compared s to maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature. |
| Dew point | temperature at wnich air is Fully saturated becuuse of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant. |
| Precipitation | water in liquid form, that falls From the atmosphere. |
| Water cycle | The series of natural processes by whic water, Continually moves throughout the hydrosphere. |
| High-pressure system | A large body of cicrulgating with pressure at it's center and luer. pressure outside of the System. |
| Low-pressure System | A large body of cicrulgating air with low pressure at it's center and higher Pressure outside of the System. |
| Air mass | A large area that has uniform temperature, humidity and pressure. |
| front | A boundary betceen tow air masses. |
| Tornado | A violent whirling Column of air in contact wit the ground |
| Hurricanc | An intense tropical Storm with winds exceeding 119 Km/n |
| Blizzard | A Ianim viclent winter storm characterized by freezing tempraturs Strong wind and blowing snow. |
| Surface report | the atmospheric layer directly above the tropos here. |
| Upper - air report | A description to wind temperature, and humidity Conditions above Earth's Surface. |
| Doppler radar | A Specialized type of radar that can detect precipition no as well as the movement of somall particles, which can be uned to approximate wind Speed. |
| Isobar | lines that connect all places on map where pressure has the same valal. |
| Computer model | detailed computer programs that Solve a set of complex mathematical |