Atmosphere
the weight of the air
air pressure
a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds
blizzard
any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
precipitation
condensed water vapor or ice crystals
the measure of the distance above sea level
altitude
the thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth
atmosphere
hail usually falls during this kind of weather
warm
water droplets in the clouds that join together to make large drops
rain
When the prefix nimbo- is added to the name of a cloud, what does it tell us about that cloud?
the cloud will produce precipitation
shows the direction from which the wind is blowing
wind vane
the condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time
weather
form over water
hurricanes
ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth
snow
when a warm air front pushes up and over a cold air front as they both move in the same direction
warm front
barometer
water vapor in the atmosphere
humidity
study the atmosphere and the weather
meteorologists
water droplets that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets
sleet
when a warm air front moves up and over a cold air front going in the oposite direction
cold front
a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture
air mass
the layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
troposphere
What is the difference between a weather watch and a weather warning?
A weather watch means the conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but it is not currently happening.
A weather warning means a storm has begun, and people have reported seeing it.
raindrops that are pushed up over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling to the earth
hail
when a cold and warm air front are pushing against each other and do not move
stationary front
the boundary where two unlike air masses meet
front