Unit 3 Vocabulary

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Anemometer It is an instrument that measures wind speed

Anticyclon

It is a high pressure area

Atmosphere It is the gaseous layer of the Earth


Atmospheric pressure
particular point .

It is the weight of the air of the atmosphere in a

Barometer

It is an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

Climate
time .

It is the state of the atmosphere in a place over a long period of

Cloud Mass of water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the
atmosphere
Depression It is a low pressure area
Hail

Precipitation of ice pellets.

Humidity
It is the amount of water vapor in the air. It is expressed in a
percentage (%)
Hygrometer It is an instrument that measures humidity
Nytrogen

It is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

Oxygen

A gas in the atmosphere that is necessary to support combustion.

Ozone layer Layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone;


absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Pluviometer It is an instrument that measures the amount of rain.
Precipitation It is the water that falls from the atmosphere .
Rain Precipitation consisting of droplets of seater. It is the most usual type of
liquid precipitation.
Snow Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals ( complex
hexagonal forms)
Stratosphere It is 50 km above Earth. It contains the ozone layer
Temperature It is a measure of how hot or cold the atmosphere is.
Thermometer

It is an instrument that measures the temperature

Troposphere It is the closer layer to the surface Earth. It is a thin layer over 12
Km and weather conditions happen there
Weather

It is the state of the atmosphere in a place at a specific time.

Wind It is air in movement from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
Wind vane

It is an instrument that shows wind direction

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