weather and climate unit vocabulary. weather short-term conditions
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Weather and Climate Unit Vocabulary
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Weather• Short-term conditions.
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Climate• Long-term conditions
(hot/cold, wet/dry)
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Latitude• Distance from the equator, north
or south, measured in degrees
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Climograph• The display of weather data
over a long period of time
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Altitude/Elevation
• Distance above sea level
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Convection Current•Hot, less dense air rising, cold, more dense air sinking
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Water Vapor• The gas form of water.
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Troposphere• The first layer of atmosphere
where weather occurs.
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Thermometer• measures air temperature in
degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius.
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Barometer•measures air pressure.
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Anemometer• measures wind speed
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Psychrometer•measures humidity.
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Station Model• Shows weather data at a certain
place on the Earth’s surface
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Air Pressure• The pressure exerted by air in
a vertical column.
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Sea Breeze
•Wind blowing from the sea during the day time
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Land Breeze•Wind blowing from land during night time.
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Dew Point• Temperature at which water vapor condenses.
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Relative Humidity• Amount of water vapor in the air,
compared to how much it could hold.
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Saturation• 100% relative humidity
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High Pressure System
• Cold and dry weather conditions
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Low Pressure System
• Hot and wet weather conditions
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Air Mass• 1000 square mile mass of air
with the same characteristics
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Fronts/Frontal Boundary
• Place where 2 air masses meet