FLASH CARDS Click for Definition Climate The composite or Generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity,

FLASH CARDS

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ClimateClimate

The composite or Generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation,

sunshine, cloudiness and winds averaged over a series of years.

ClimateClimate



ConvectionConvection

The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas

ConvectionConvection



OzoneOzone

A form of oxygen with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced with an electric spark or ultraviolet light is

passed through air or oxygen

OzoneOzone



StratosphereStratosphere

The region of the upper atmosphere extending upward from the tropopause to

about 30 miles above the earth

StratosphereStratosphere



ThermosphereThermosphere

The region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with

altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.

ThermosphereThermosphere



Half-lifeHalf-life

Is the time required for half the nuclei in a sample of a specific isotopic species to undergo radioactive decay

Half-lifeHalf-life



PsychrometerPsychrometer

An instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two

thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated

PsychrometerPsychrometer



IsobarIsobar

A line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the

barometric pressure is the same

IsobarIsobar



ChinookChinook

A warm, dry wind that blows at intervals down the eastern slopes of

the Rocky Mountains

ChinookChinook



MonsoonMonsoon

A wind system that influences large climactic regions and reverses direction

seasonally. A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern

Asia in the summer

MonsoonMonsoon


FLASH CARDS Click for Definition Climate The composite or Generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity,

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