The atmosphere
Name for the thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth
Study the atmosphere and weather
meteorologists
The prefix limbo added to a cloud name indicates that
the cloud will produce precipitation
Water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form
Do hurricanes or tornadoes have a shorter warning time?
tornadoes
The weight of air
Air pressure
Measurement of the distance above sea level
altitude
What pulls the atmosphere towards earth
Condensed water vapor or ice crystals form
clouds
Any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches ground
precipitation
The condition of the atmosphere at any given point in time
weather
Boundary where two unlike air masses meet
front
Conditions are right for severe weather, but it not being seen yet
weather watch
Hail usually falls during ______ weather.
warm
Ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth form
snow
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
troposphere
A body of air with about the same temperature and amount of moisture
air mass
Measures air pressure
barometer
________ form over land.
Tornadoes
Raindrops that freeze on their way to earth and land as tiny ice pellets
sleet
The gas that makes up most of the air we breathe
nitrogen
Water vapor in the atmosphere
humidity
Shows the direction from which wind is blowing
wind vane
Raindrops that are pushed up over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling to the earth
hail
When a cold air mass is rapidly moving underneath a warm air mass, what type of front is it?
cold front