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Weather Words
Weather, climate, storms and the tools meteorologists use.
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- WeatherTermWhat the air outside is like at a certain time and place
- ClimateTermThe average weather of a place over many years
- MeteorologistTermA scientist who studies and forecasts weather
- AtmosphereTermThe layer of gases around Earth
- TemperatureTermHow hot or cold something is
- HumidityTermThe amount of water vapor in the air
- PrecipitationTermWater falling from clouds: rain, snow, sleet or hail
- RainTermLiquid water drops falling from clouds
- SnowTermIce crystals that fall in flakes
- SleetTermFrozen raindrops
- HailTermBalls of ice that fall from thunderstorms
- Freezing rainTermRain that freezes on contact with cold surfaces
- FogTermA cloud at ground level
- DewTermWater droplets that condense on cool surfaces overnight
- FrostTermIce crystals on surfaces below freezing
- WindTermMoving air
- Air pressureTermThe weight of air pressing on the surface
- High pressureTermUsually brings clear, calm weather
- Low pressureTermUsually brings clouds and storms
- FrontTermThe boundary between two air masses
- Cold frontTermCold air pushes under warm air, often bringing storms
- Warm frontTermWarm air slides over cold air, often bringing steady rain
- Stationary frontTermA front that stays in the same place
- Air massTermA large body of air with similar temperature and moisture
- ThunderstormTermA storm with thunder, lightning and heavy rain
- LightningTermA giant spark of electricity in the sky
- ThunderTermThe sound made by lightning heating the air
- TornadoTermA rotating column of air that touches the ground
- HurricaneTermA huge tropical storm with strong winds
- TyphoonTermName for a hurricane in the western Pacific
- CycloneTermName for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean
- BlizzardTermA snowstorm with strong wind and low visibility
- DroughtTermA long time with little rain
- FloodTermWater covering land that is usually dry
- Heat waveTermA long period of unusually hot weather
- MonsoonTermA seasonal wind that brings heavy rains
- Tropical stormTermA storm with winds of 39 to 73 miles per hour
- Eye of a hurricaneTermThe calm center
- Storm surgeTermA rise of sea water pushed ashore by a storm
- Water cycleTermWater moving through evaporation, condensation and precipitation
- EvaporationTermLiquid water turning into vapor
- CondensationTermWater vapor turning into liquid
- Dew pointTermThe temperature at which air becomes saturated and dew forms
- ForecastTermA prediction of future weather
- ThermometerTermMeasures temperature
- BarometerTermMeasures air pressure
- AnemometerTermMeasures wind speed
- Wind vaneTermShows wind direction
- Rain gaugeTermMeasures rainfall
- HygrometerTermMeasures humidity
- Weather balloonTermA balloon carrying instruments up into the air
- Doppler radarTermRadar that detects rain and storm movement
- SatelliteTermA spacecraft that photographs clouds and weather from above
- Beaufort scaleTermA scale for describing wind strength
- Saffir-Simpson scaleTermRates hurricanes from category 1 to 5
- Enhanced Fujita scaleTermRates tornado damage from EF0 to EF5
- CelsiusTermA temperature scale where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100
- FahrenheitTermA temperature scale where water freezes at 32 and boils at 212
- Jet streamTermA fast narrow current of wind high in the atmosphere
- Coriolis effectTermThe turning of winds and currents caused by Earth's rotation
- El NinoTermA pattern of warmer than normal Pacific Ocean water that changes weather worldwide
- RainbowTermArc of colors made when sunlight passes through water drops
- MicroclimateTermThe climate of a small area that differs from nearby areas
- Lake-effect snowTermSnow made when cold air passes over warm lake water
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