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WEATHER.VMS
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Weather related words
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air\the invisible mixture of gasses surrounding the Earth
air mass\a large body of air in the atmosphere that has about the same humidity and temperature
air pressure\the force with which air presses against surfaces
atmosphere\the blanket of gases surrounding the Earth, including the air we breathe
aneroid barometer\a small modern barometer which measures change in air pressure, causing a pointer to move along a scale
barometer\an instrument which measures air pressure at a particular location
cirrus\a thin, high, feather-like cloud forming very high in the atmosphere
convection\the upward movement of air caused by heat from the Earth; the air cools as it rises, then sinks back toward Earth
cumulonimbus\a rain-producing cloud with an anvil-shaped top
cumulus\a fair-weather cloud rounded on the top and flat on the bottom
dew point\the temperature at which water vapor turns to water droplets
evaporation\the process by which a liquid is changed into a vapor or gas
forecast\a statement about what the weather should be like over the next few days
front\the boundary between two air masses
humidity\the amount of water vapor in the air
isobar\a line on a weather map connecting places of equal air pressure
isotherm\a line connecting a weather map connecting places having the same temperature
lightning\a discharge of electricity between clouds or between clouds and the ground, seen as a flash of light
mercury barometer\a barometer in which the height of a column of mercury is measured to determine air pressure
meteorologist\a scientist who studies the Earth's atmosphere in order to report and predict the weather
meteorology\the discipline dealing with the Earth's air, especially the movements and events that cause weather
millibar\a unit in which air pressure is measured
molecule\the smallest particle into which an element can be divided without changing its properties
precipitation\moisture condensed from vapor by cooling, such as dew, rain, hail or snow
stratus\a flat, sheet-like rain cloud spreading over the sky
thunder\a loud noise caused by lightning expanding and contracting the air
weather\the local condition of the atmosphere, such as hot, rainy, windy, or sunny
vapor\water in the form of a gas