Weather: word bank

Task 1: Translate or explain

1) air pollution
2) air pressure
3) avalanche
4) blizzard
5) breeze / breezy
6) drizzle
7) heat wave
8) humidity / humid
9) icicle
10) muggy
11) precipitation
12) shower 
13) sleet
14) thaw
15) (low / high) visibility
16) weather vane

( jahutav tuul / kerge tuul; kuumalaine; niiskus / niiske või lämbe; tugev lumesadu; lumelaviin; uduvihm; jääpuraikas; lörts; nähtavus; õhurõhk; hoovihm; sula; tuulelipp; õhusaaste; niiske / raske õhuga; sademed ) 

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Task 3: Fill in the missing words

1. _________   is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth. It is measured by a barometer in units called millibars. Most barometers use mercury in a glass column, like a thermometer, to measure the change in ____________.

2. This word is used to describe the atmosphere when humidity is high relative to temperature. Nights after humid days tend to be ___________ . 

3. The clouds that produce ________ have low bases, usually less than 1,000 feet in altitude. Fog is often present when __________ falls. 

4. An ________ is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from an object freezes.

5. An _________ is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.

6. _________ occurs when a frozen substance, such as ice, snow becomes liquid or soft as a result of warming up.

7. In meteorology, ________ is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned. __________ affects all forms of traffic: roads, sailing and aviation.

8. In meteorology, ___________ is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of __________ include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

9. A _________ or a weathercock is an instrument for showing the direction of the wind. They are typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building.

10. A _________ is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong  winds of at least 56 km/h and lasting for typically three hours or more. A ground __________  is a weather condition where snow is not falling but loose snow on the ground is lifted and blown by strong winds.