Weather vocabulary

Air Pressure

• The force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth’s surface by the weight of the air above.

• Very dense cool dry air. Brings happy weather.

• movement of air from an area of high density and pressure to low density and pressure. Caused by uneven heating of the earth

• Low density air. Brings lousy weather.

Coriolis Effect

• movement of air from an area of high density and pressure to low density and pressure. Caused by uneven heating of the earth

• Transfer of thermal energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling of fluids (liquids/gases)

• The movement of air as a result of Earths rotation. (Northern Hemisphere it curves to the right)

• The force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth’s surface by the weight of the air above.

Anemometer

• tool used to measure wind speed

• a tool that measures the amount of atmospheric pressure

• a tool that measures air temperature

• instrument used to measure humidity

  in the air

Barometer

• tool used to measure wind speed

• a tool that measures the amount of atmospheric pressure

• a tool that measures air temperature

• instrument used to measure humidity

  in the air

Humidity

• movement of air from an area of high density and pressure to low density and pressure. Caused by uneven heating of the earth

• Very dense cool dry air. Brings happy weather.

• Low density air. Brings lousy weather

• The amount of water vapor in the air

Hurricane

• Transfer of thermal energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling of fluids (liquids/gases)

• tropical cyclones that forms in the southern Atlantic along the equator. MUST BE OVER WARM WATER.

• The movement of air as a result of Earths rotation. (Northern Hemisphere it curves to the right)

• The amount of water vapor in the air

The continuous change of water from being held in the oceans to evaporation, to precipitation 

• Water Cycle
• Humidity
• Dew Point
• Jet Stream

Narrow belt of wind which blows from the North West in North America

• Sea Breeze
• Jet Stream
• Coriolis Effect
• Air Mass

Short periods of climatic change caused by the amount of solar radiation 

• Air Mass
• Seasons
• Clouds
• Weather

The pattern of weather that occurs in an area over many years

• El Nino
• Seasons
• Wind
• Climate