Climatic Hazards Vocab

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Definitions of Barometer, Beaufort Scale, Boyle's Law, Chinook, Climate, Cloud seeding 


 
  
Created Sep 23, 2009
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lisaf

 

 
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Barometer 
 
Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
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Beaufort Scale 
 
Descriptive system that determines wind speed by noting the effect of the wind on...
3
Boyle's Law 
 
Boyle's law describes the inversely proportional relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of...
4
Chinook
 
The name of a North American wind that occurs on the leeward side of mountains. This...
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Climate 
 
General pattern of weather conditions for a region over a long period time (at least...
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Cloud Seeding 
 
A form of weather modification, is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that...

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