Weather Vocabulary Review

What is Weather?

• A large volume of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude.

• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• The characteristic weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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The characteristic weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

• Hurricane

• Front

• Climate

• Weather

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What is an Air Mass?

• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• The characteristic weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

• A property of matter representing mass per unit volume

• A large volume of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity at different locations at the same altitude.

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What is Density?

• A property of matter representing mass per unit volume

• A property of volume per mass unit

• A property of adding two masses and the forces exerted upon them

What is Air Pressure?

• The study of weather.

• The force of air molecules pushing on an area

• percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold.

• temperature at which condensation begins to form

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The boundary between air masses or where air masses meet is called...

• Climate

• Front

• Weather

• Storm Surge

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A low-pressure system that starts in the tropics with winds of at least 65 kilometers per hour (40 mi/h) but less than 120 kilometers per hour (74 mi/h).

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tropical storm

• tornado

What is a Hurricane?

• percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold.

• A tropical low-pressure system with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (74 mi/h) or more.

• A rapid rise in water level in a coastal area that occurs when a hurricane pushes a huge mass of ocean water, often leading to flooding and widespread destruction.

•  A storm with lightning and thunder.

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A rapid rise in water level in a coastal area that occurs when a hurricane pushes a huge mass of ocean water, often leading to flooding and widespread destruction.

• hurricane

• storm surge

• thunderstorm

• tornado

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A storm with lightning and thunder and typically also rain and hail.

• hurricane

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• tsunami

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