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Quick TrainerWeather Phenomena and Terms
Learn to identify key weather phenomena and meteorological terms from their definitions.
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Everyday Weather
10 items
2
Storms & Phenomena
10 items
3
Advanced Meteorology
12 items
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Water droplets falling from clouds as liquid
Rain
Frozen water crystals falling from clouds in winter
Snow
A cloud at ground level that reduces visibility
Fog
Moving air, caused by differences in air pressure
Wind
Tiny water droplets on the ground formed overnight by condensation
Dew
A measure of how hot or cold the air is
Temperature
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
A visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky
Cloud
Balls or lumps of ice that fall during thunderstorms
Hail
A multicolored arc formed when sunlight passes through raindrops
Rainbow
A violent storm with a rotating column of air touching the ground
Tornado
A large rotating tropical storm with heavy rain and high winds (Atlantic)
Hurricane
The Pacific name for a hurricane
Typhoon
A flash of light in the sky caused by electrical discharge
Lightning
The sound produced by lightning heating the air
Thunder
A long period with abnormally low rainfall
Drought
An overflow of water onto normally dry land
Flood
A storm with strong winds carrying large amounts of snow
Blizzard
A rapidly rotating column of air over water
Waterspout
Rain that freezes on contact with cold surfaces, coating them in ice
Freezing rain
A boundary separating two air masses of different temperatures
Front
A region of low atmospheric pressure, often bringing storms
Cyclone
A region of high atmospheric pressure, often bringing fair weather
Anticyclone
The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
The temperature at which air becomes saturated and water condenses
Dew point
Fast-moving narrow bands of strong winds high in the atmosphere
Jet stream
A periodic warming of Pacific Ocean surface waters affecting global weather
El Niño
The instrument used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure
Isobar
A sudden downward burst of wind from a thunderstorm
Downburst
Precipitation made acidic by pollutants in the atmosphere
Acid rain
A swirling mass of dust or sand lifted by strong winds
Dust storm
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