Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Describing Weather
Weather Patterns
Severe
Weather
100
water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
What is precipitation?
100
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
100
When air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, it creates this
What is wind?
100
This type of pressure system brings clear skies and fair weather
What is a high-pressure system?
100
a violent winter storm characterized by freezing temps, strong winds, and blowing snow
What is a blizzard?
200
the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
What is weather?
200
a boundary between two air masses
What is a front?
200
Water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
What are clouds?
200
The types of air masses that form over land
What are continental air masses?
200
Before it becomes a hurricane, the storm is usually in this phase, with winds between 63-119 km/h
What is a tropical storm?
300
the series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere
What is the water cycle?
300
the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur
What is the dew point?
300
the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air
What is air temperature?
300

This is the number of air masses that affect the United States.

What is 5?

300
a violent, whirling column of air in contact with ground
What is a tornado?
400
large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure
What are air masses?
400
The force that a column of air applies on the air or surface below
What is air pressure?
400

When cold air pushes into an area of warm air, this forms?

What is a cold front?

400
This kind of system creates clouds and precipitation
What is a low-pressure system?
400
A watch means that severe weather is possible; this means that severe weather is already occurring
What is a warning?
500
The amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature
What is relative humidity?
500
a large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system
What is a high-pressure system?
500
precipitation that reaches the Earth's surface as droplets of water
What is rain?
500
The types of air masses that form over water
What are maritime air masses?
500
Made up of three stages: the cumulus stage, the mature stage and the dissipation stage
What are thunderstorms?
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