Vocabulary Book#25

Front

The force applied by the weight of air.

Back

Air Pressure

Front

The mass per unit volume of a substance.

Back

Density

Front

Air that has a low temperature.

Back

Cold air

Front

Air that has some heat but isn't hot. It's less dense than cold air, so it rises.

Back

Warm air

Front

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a substance 1°C.

Back

Heat capacity

Front

A scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.

Back

Celsius

Front

The long-term weather conditions of a region.

Back

Climate

Front

A cool wind that blows from the ocean to land.

Back

Sea breeze

Front

A warm wind that blows from land to the ocean.

Back

Land breeze

Front

The vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite.

Back

Altitude