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to change or influance something. If something affects something else, it has an effect on it.

the mixture of gases surrounding the Earth that we can breathe.

a boundary line between two air masses.

the height of a place or object above sea level

an instrument used for measuring wind speed

moving in the direction opposite to the direction of the hands of a clock

an area of high air pressure that produces calm weather with very little wind

winds that blow continously away from the equator

a structure lika a brigde that takes water across a valley

to rise into the air

relating to or existing in the atmosphere round the Earth or round another planet

the season of the year that comes between summer and winter

a piece of equipment that shows you what kind of weather to expect. It measures atmospheric pressure.

a series od numbers from 0 to 12 that are used to show how strongly the wind is blowing. 0 means that there is no wind and 12 means that there is a hurricane.

a thick layer of something, for example snow or cloud, that completely covers an area

a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds

to stop something from moving through or along something else

if wind or air blows, the air moves

1. with a strong winds 2. blowing strongly

of or relating to the north

a light wind

a plant that grows in deserts and has a thick sterns and sharp points called spines

to discover a number or amount using mathematics or with a piece of equipment such as a calculator

if the weather is calm, there is very little wind

the process by which the very small parts in a liquid or gas move and give out heat

convectional rain occurs when air rises from a warm land surface

1. rather cold, often in a pleasant way [adjective] 2. cool or cooled down to become cooler, or to make something cooler [verb]

the reason that winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected to the right and winds in the southern hemisphere are delfected to the left due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis from west to east

a large low white cloud that is round at the top and flat at the bottom. Cumulus clouds from at the lower levels of the atmosphere

1. a strong movement of water in one direction 2. a strong movement of air in one direction

cyclonic rain is associated with low pressure system. It forms at the fronts where warm and cold air masses meet

an object shaped like a wide tube

a tall tree with dark green leaves that do not fall off in the winter

a sweet brown sticky fruit with a hard narrow seed inside that grows on palm trees

decidous tree lose all their leaves each autumn

the action of making something go in a different direction, especially by hitting it

a unit for measuring temperature/angles. Measurements are often expressed as a number followed by the symbol °

a large mass of air at low pressure that usually brings cooler weather and rain

a large area of dry land that usually gets very little rain and has no permanent rivres, lakes etc. Very few plants or animals grow or live there. Most deserts are in hot regions, but there are some in very cold regions.

the process by which land becomes so dry that it cannot be used for farming

small drops of water that form on the ground during the night

to be the most important issue, activity, problem etc in a particular situation

to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water

to rain in a very light way

1. if the wind drops, it becomes less strong 2. a very small amount of liquid with a round shape 3. a fall in the amount or value of something

a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquid or powder into a container

a very strong wind

an area of low, open scrubland in Maditerranean area; characterized by small evergreen shrubs and low trees

a picture that uses lines or curves to show the relationship between numbers or measurements that change

a very commonpant with thin green leaves that covers the ground. A single piece of grass is called a blde of grass

1. to eat grass growing in a field 2. to put an animal in a place where it can eat grass

a current of warm water that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to the north and east across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe

1. if a wind gusts, it blows strongly for a short period of time [verb] 2. a sudden stron wind [noun]

rain that freezes in the sky and falls to the ground as small balls of ice

1. the quality of being hot, or the degree to which something is hot 2. the heat very hot weather

one half of the Earth. The nourtern hemisphere is the part of the world north of the equator, and the southern hemisphere is the part south of it

a large amount of force that the air produces in the atmosphere and that usually brings warm, calm weather

a period or situation in which something reaches its highest level

hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable

a violent storm with estremely strong winds and heavy rain

a piece of equipment used for measuring humidity

in a direction away from the coast

to bring water to land through a system of pipes, ditches etc in order to make crops grow

a line on the weather map that connects places with the same air pressure

a line on the weather map that connects places of equal sunshine

a line on the weather map that connects places of equal precipitation

a line on the weather map

a line on the weather map that connects places of equal wind speed

a line on the weather map that connects places of equal temperature

a light wind blowing towards the sea from the land, especially at night

an occluded front is the front formed when a cold front occludes (=overtakes and undercuts) a warm front

an offshore wind [is blowing away from the land, towards the sea

a small green or black fruit that grows in Mediterranean countries and is eaten as food or used for its oil. It grows on an olive tree

moving towards land from the sea

with a sky completely full of clouds

above your head

1. a kind of oxygen that exists high in the Eath's atmofphere 2. fresh air that is near the sea

a palm tree, or a large plant similar to a palm tree

an amount of time during which something happens

coming form or reating to an area near the North Pole or South Pole

one of the points on the very top or bottom of the Earth, called the North Pole and the South Pole

a large fat area in central North America that is covered with grass and farms bur has no trees

rain, snow, hail etc

the amount of force that a gas or liquid produces in an area or container

a wind that blows in a particular area at a particular time of a year

a system that uses radio signals for finding the exact positions of something such as an aircraft or a ship

1. water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky 2. when it rains, water falls in drops from clouds in the sky

the amount of rain that falls in a particular area during a particular period of time

a piece of equipment used for measuring the amout of rain that falls

a region that has little rain because it is protected by a mountain range in the direction of winds that carry rain. As the winds rise over the mountains they drop most of their water before reaching the other side

a storm with a lot of rain

in some regions of the world, the season in which a lot of rain falls

all the numbers, ages, measurements etc that are included within particular fixed limits

1. the number of times something happens, or the sumber of examples of something within a particular period of time 2. the speed at which something happens within a particular perios of time

a south-easterly wind blows from the south-east

a south-westerly wind blows from the south-west

a period when there is a particular type of weather

the season of the year between winter and summer

a storm that happens suddenly, especially at sea

a starry sky or night is one where a lot of stars can be seen in the sky

a box, usually painted white, used to shade thermometers in weather stations

sticky weather is hot and damp (=with a lot of water in the air)

flat grey cloud that is low in the sky

relating to the very cold parts of the world just south of the Arctic Circle

from or relating to the warm parts of the world just north and south of the tropics

the season between spring and autumn, when the weather is hottest

the period of the year when it is summer

the light from the sun

light from the sun. This word is used especially to mean that the light is warm and pleasant

to move quickly in circles, or to make something move in this way

an area of land situated below the tundra in the northern hemisphere. It has cold winters and warm summers with many coniferous trees

the main straight root of a plant that has smaller roots growing out frm its side

never having extremely hot or extremely cold weather

a measurement of how hot or how cold a place or object is. Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit, using the symbol °

a piece of equipment that measures temperature

a sharp point that sticks out from the sterm of a plant

to become very successful, happy, or healthy

the loud noise that you sometimes hear in the sky during a storm

a heavy storm with thunder

a layer of soil that is near the surface of the ground

a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel (also called a twister)

a very small drop of liquid

a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die

a period of the year in some countries during which rain does not usually fall

a region where there are a lot of dust storms because the soil has become dry from lack of rain

a wind that blows from the east [plural: easterlies]

the weather, especially wind and rain

an imaginary line that goes round Earth and divides it into the northern and southern hemispheres

naer the equator, or typical of conditions near the equator

when liquid changes into gas or steam

1. a tree or plant that does not lose its leaves in winter 2. covered in green leaves all year long, not only in summer

to put force or physical pressure on something

to become larger in size and fill more space

not protected from the weather

the law that predicts the directions of the large-scale circulations of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. It is a restatement in global terms of the action of the Coriolis force

the ability of the soil to produce a lot of good crops or plants

a situatin in which water from a river or from tain covers large areas of land

1. the coloured part of a plant from which the plant's fruit develops. A flower is often made up of many petals [noun] 2. if a plant flowers, it produces flowers [verb]

a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is difficult to see through. Fog is thicker than mist

1. used with a number for describing how strong a wind is 2. to use physical force to move things in a particular direction

a statement about what is liely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy

a line where a large area of cold air meets a large area of warm air

relating to a weather front

1. a thin white layer of ice that looks like powder and forms on things outside when the weather is very cold 2. a period of weather cold enough to form frost

a continent or a large area of land that is surrounded by sea

the rate of change of temperature observed while moving opwards through the atmosphere

1. the distance of a point on the Earth from the equator, measured in degrees N and S 2. latitudes a place or region at a particular latitude

the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm

1. small in amount or level 2. an area of low pressure

used about temperatures

a place near the North/South Pole that compass points towards

average

1. the exact size, degree, strength etc of something, usually expressed in number of standard units 2. the process of measuring something

a silver liquid metal element that is used in thermometers

the scientific study of weather

mild weather is warm and pleasant, especially warmer than usual for time of year

a unit for measuring air pressure

a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground

a cold, dry wind from the north that is common in the south France

neither very great nor very small in amount, size, strength, or degree

1. slightly wet 2. used about a region or weather

a small amount of water or another liquid in the air, on the surface of something, or in a substance

a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia

thick low cloud that carries rain and covers all of the sky

a north-easterly wind blows from the north-east

a northerly wind blows from the north

a place in the desert where there is water and plants and trees

a written or spoken comment about something you have seen, heard, or felt

to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something

1. an amountof light or heat from the sun 2. a narrow line of light that you can see coming from the sun or a lamp

a number or amount shown on a piece of measuring equipment

1. information kept about something that has happened 2. if a piece of equipment records an amount, it measures it and shows it

the amount of water vapour in the air

the elevations of a land surface

renewable energy and natural materials replace themselves by natural processes, so that they never completely used up

things such as coal, trees, ans oil that exist in nature and can be used by people

1. rise or rise up to move upwards or to a higher positions 2. if a wind rises, it starts to become stronger

to move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move something in this way

an object that is sent into space to travel round the Eart in order to recieve and send information

very wet

a large flat area of land covered with grass in a warm part of the world

if something is scarce, there is not very much of it

a dense tropical rain forest

not changing or likely to change

severe weather is extremely unpleasant and likely to cause harm or damage

a device consisting of a long pole weighted at one end and with a bucket at the other end, used for raising water

a sheltered place is not affected by bad weather

a short period when it rains or snows

the space above the Earth that you see when you look up into the air

a mixture of snow and rain

polluted air that forms a cloud close to the ground

small soft white pieces of ice that fall from the sky and cover the ground

the amount of liquid that soaks into, through, or out of an object

relating to the Sun, or coming from the Sun

torrential rain falls fast in large amounts

much taller than surrounding people or things

a wind that blows continuously toward the equator

used about weather that is very hot, especially when the air also feels slightly wet

the hottest parts of the Earth, that are near the equator. They are between the Tropic of Cancer and of Capricorn

a large flat area of land without trees in very cold northern parts of the world

a tropical storm with strong winds that move in circles

not the same in amount, number, or size

unsettled weather changes a lot during a short period and there is a lot of wind and rain

very small drops of water or other liquides in the air that make the air feel wet

the existence of differences in amount, number, level, form etc

plants and trees

the front egde of mass of warm air that brings warm weather when it moves into an area

to make something or someone warm

smooth and shiny like wax

the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, precipitation, and other features

an object, often an arrow or a model of a cock, that is fixed to the top of a building and points in the direction the wind is coming from

a westerly wind blows from the west

1. with a lot of wind 2. used about places where there is a lot of wind

the season after autumn and before spring, when it is usually cold

if something is wispy, it has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair

an instrument used to measure the hours of sunshine each day

a system for measuring temperature that is part of the mertic system, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

an old-fashioned measurement of temperature

tending to change suddenly and often

1. a list, drawing, or graph showing information in a way that is easy to understand 2. a map, especially one used for planning what direction a ship or aircraft will travel in

the cooling effect of the wind

a type of thin cloud found very high in the sky

in the sky or the weather is clear, there are no clouds, rain etc

1. the type of weather that a country or a region has 2. an area that a particular type of weather

relating to the climate of a country or region

if a temperature, price, or the level of something climbs, it becomes higher

moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock

a white or grey mass of very small drops of water in the sky

a cloudless sky has no clouds in it

full od clouds

the place where a moving mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air. Cold front is usually cause heavy rain and they sometimes cause thunder

intense or stronger

1. the water on windows or walls that forms when steam or warm air chnges into liquid 2. the process in which a gas changes into a liquid, usually when it becomes cooler

if gas or steam condenses, or if something condenses it, it chnages into a liquid, usually when ut becomes cooler

the weather, especially when it is bad

1. a coniferous tree produces cones 2. a coniferous forest has only conifers growing in it

a result or effect of something

continuing at the same rate, level, or amount over a particular period of time

to have the power to make decisions and decide what will happen to something