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| a large body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture |
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| a prediction of future weather conditions. |
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| a storm with spiraling winds that forms over the ocean |
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| an instrument that measures air pressure |
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| conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but that weather is not currently happening |
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| form from condensed water vapor or ice crystals |
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| forms when ice crystals in the clouds join together and fall to the earth |
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| forms when liquid raindrops fall through air that is below freezing |
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| forms when water droplets in the clouds join together to form larger drops before falling to the earth |
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| ice that falls during warm weather |
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| means the storm has begun and people have reported seeing it |
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| measures the speed of wind |
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| moisture that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground |
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| occurs when a large, swift-moving warm air mass meets a cold air mass. |
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| shows the direction from which the wind is blowing |
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| study the atmosphere and the weather |
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| the boundary where two unlike air masses meet |
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| the condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time |
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| the first layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place |
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| the measurement of the distance above sea level |
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| the thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surround and protect the earth |
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| water vapor in the atmosphere |
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| water vapor in the atmosphere |
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| will produce precipitation |
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| winds that are influenced by temperature changes in a small area |
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| winds that move in large circular belts around the earth |
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