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Meteorologia Ingles
Meteorologia Ingles
Meteorologia Ingles
Rain: drops of water that fall from clouds. A single drop of rain is called a raindrop.
The total amount of rain is called rainfall. Rain can include:
Deluge
Downpour
Drizzle
Hail
balls of ice that fall from the sky. Each of the balls of ice is called a hailstone.
Shower
Sleet
Monsoon
Snow
soft, white pieces (called snowflake) of water ice that falls from clouds.
Flood
Puddle
Breeze
Crosswind
the wind that is blowing across the direction of travel of a person or vehicle
Easterly
Northerly
Gale
Gust
Headwind
Tailwind
Sirocco
a hot wind that comes from the Sahara Desert to southern Europe
Storms
A severe weather condition with strong wind, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning is
called a storm. Storm can include:
Blizzard
a severe snowstorm
Cyclone
Hurricane
a rapidly rotating storm, that occurs especially in the West Atlantic Ocean
Thunderstorm
a storm with thunder and lightning and sometimes heavy rain and strong winds
Tornado (twister)
Tornado Twister
The term used by Slang for tornado
meteorologists
Typhoon
Sky
The area above the surface of the Earth is called the sky. The sky can include:
The Sun: the star that gives the earth heat and light.
Cloud: a grey or white mass of water in the sky.
Fog: water droplets that form a thick cloud in the air above the land or the sea,
reducing visibility.
Mist: thin fog that occurs when humid air cools rapidly.
Rainbow: a multicolored arch appearing in the sky when the sun shines through
rain
Adjectives that describe the weather
Rainy
Warm
Cold
Cloudy
Clear
without cloud
Sunny
Stormy
Misty
Foggy
Breezy
Windy
Frosty
Chilly
too cold
Snowy
Icy
Drizzly
Dry
without moisture
Overcast
Wet