Abeka Grade 5 VO List 28

Weather and Climate

arid

very dry; parched

balmy

mild and pleasant weather

barometer

an instrument for measuring air pressure

Celsius scale

a widely used temperature scale in which 0 (zero) degrees marks the freezing point of water and 100 (one hundred) degrees marks the boiling point of water

condensation

the formation of tiny droplets of water as water vapor cools

Doppler radar

instruments used to detect and predict severe weather

Fahrehheit scale

a temperature scale in which 32 degrees marks the freezing point of water and 212 degrees marks the boiling point of water

hygrometer

an instrument for measuing humidity

jet stream

a high-speed wind current moving from west to east around the earth

tsunami

a large, destructive wave caused by an undersea earthquake or volcano; a tidal wave