Weather and climate

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