Air Pressure and Wind Vocabulary

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid (liquid/gas)

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• density

the transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• density

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the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• density

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the measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained a given volume

• mass

• volume

• density

• temperature

the height above sea level of a place is its

• latitude

• longitude

• altitude

• windchill factor

the distance in degrees north or south of the equator ( including the equator)

• altitude

• parameter

• latitude

• longitude

the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

• anemometer

• thermometer

• air pressure

• wind

winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances, caused by convection currents

• global winds

• local winds

• sea breeze

• landlubber

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flow of air from land to a body of water

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• eruption

• thermosphere

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the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

• wind

• windchill

• anchoring

• altitude

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