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- 3. models Weather forecast models are computer programs that analyze all the complex data received from weather instruments
- 4. A strike of energy
- 7. Measure of wind speed
- 9. Studies forecast and weather
- 10. contains all the data
- 12. A weather radar is used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion
- 15. A loud rumbling or crashing noise is heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
- 18. state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover.
- 19. a storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain or hail.
- 22. weather front or transition zone between two air masses
- 23. A cloud with extreme winds
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- 1. Shows the weather at a specific weather station at a specific time
- 2. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
- 5. the pressure at sea level
- 6. how hot or cold something is
- 8. Weather refers to the conditions at a specific location and time. Climate is all weather conditions for a particular location averaged over a long period of time.
- 11. is the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
- 13. forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses.
- 14. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth.
- 16. Measure the amount of air pressure at various heights
- 17. Measure of air pressure
- 19. A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm.
- 20. Cloud short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes.
- 21. is a rising of the sea due to atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.