# 1 weather
#18 anemometer
#2 atmosphere
#4 density
#3 water vapor
#19 local winds
#5 air pressure
#20 global winds
#6 barometer
#21 Coriolis Effect
#7 altitude
#22 evaporation
#8 troposphere
#24 cirrus cloud
#9 stratosphere
#25 stratus cloud
#10 mesosphere
#26 cumulus cloud
#11 thermosphere
#27 precipitation
#12 radiation
#28 tropical air mass
#13 infrared radiation
#29 polar air mass
#14 ultraviolet radiation
#30 maritime air mass
#15 thermal energy
#31 continental air mass
#16 convection
#23 humidity
#17 conduction
#42 latitude
#32 warm front
#49 ice age
#33 stationary front
#50 global warming
#34 occluded front
#43 dew point
#35 cold front
#36 lightning
#37 tornado
#38 hurricane
#39 meteorology
#40 isobar
#41 isotherm
#44 ocean currents
#45 seasons
#46 climate zone
#47 microclimate
#48 rain shadows
The condition of Earth’s
atmosphere at a particular time
and place.
The middle layer of
the atmosphere. Meteors burn
up here.
The layer of gases
surrounding the planet.
The outermost layer
of the atmosphere. Includes the
ionosphere and the exosphere.
Water in the form of a gas.
The amount of mass in
a given volume.
The result of a column of
air pushing down on an
area.
An instrument to measure
air pressure.
The direct transfer of
energy by electromagnetic
waves.
A form of radiation
with higher frequencies than
visible light, which can cause
sunburn.
A form of radiation frequencies
lower than visible light.
Elevation, or the distance
above sea level.
The total energy of
motion in the molecules
of a substance.
The inner, lowest layer of
the atmosphere. Most of the
mass is found here.
The direct transfer of heat from
one substance to another
that is touching.
The second layer of the
atmosphere where the ozone
layer is found.
The transfer of heat
by the movement of
a fluid or a gas.
The temperature at which water
vapor condenses
An instrument that
measures wind speed.
Winds that blow over
short distances due to uneven
heating in a localized area.
Warm air masses
with low air pressure
coming from the tropics.
Winds that blow steadily from
specific directions over
long distances.
Cold air masses from
the poles with high air pressure.
The way Earth’s rotation
causes winds to curve.
Process by which water
molecules in liquid water
escape into the air as
water vapor.
The measure of the amount
of water vapor in the air.
Low forming, puffy clouds,
usually indicating fair
weather.
Spread out, or layered clouds
forming low in the atmosphere.
Wispy, feathery clouds
forming high in the atmosphere,
made of ice crystals.
A sudden spark or energy
discharge in the atmosphere.
Humid air masses
forming over water.
Dry air masses forming
over land.
Rapidly moving cold air
mass runs into slower warm
air mass – cold mass slides
under warm mass.
Warm air mass collides with
slow cold air mass and warm air
moves up and over cold air.
Where a cold and warm
air mass meet, but no
movement occurs.
A warm air mass is caught
between two colder air
masses which move under the
warm air and meet.
A rapidly whirling,
funnel – shaped cloud that
reaches down to touch Earth’s
surface.
A tropical storm that has
winds of 119 km per hour
or higher.
Lines on a map joining
places with the same air
pressure.
Lines on a map joining
places with the same
temperature.
A stream of water that flows
through the ocean in a regular
pattern.
The distance in degrees north
or south of the equator
The condition where green
house gases are trapped in the
atmosphere resulting in an
increase of surface temperature
The science of studying
and predicting weather.
Any form of water that
falls from clouds and
hits the Earth’s surface.
One part of a pattern of
temperature changes and other
weather trends over the course
of the year as defined by the
position of Earth’s axis relative
to the direction of sunlight
The climate of a smaller area
within a subclimate
An area on the downward side
of a mountain that gets less
precipitation than the side that
faces the wind
One of the major divisions in a
system for classifying the
climates of different regions
based on characteristics they
have in common
A period of time during which
surface temperatures drop
significantly and huge ice sheets
spread out beyond the polar
regions.