Atmosphere Vocabulary

3. Mass a huge body of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout.
5. elevation above sea level
7. the process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes into a liquid, such as water
10. 4th layer of the atmosphere
14. Middle layer of the atmosphere
15. a measurement of how much matter is in an object
17. The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change into a gaseous state, such as water vapor.
18. a tropical storm that has winds of 119 miles per hour or higher, typically about 600 kilometers across
20. device/ weather tool that measures the humidity in the air
21. chunks of stone and metal from space
23. the envelope of gases that surrounds and protects the Earth
27. a small, intense weather system that produces winds, rain, thunder, and lightning.
28. lower layer of the Thermosphere
29. (km)- unit of measurement (equal to .621 mile)
30. a fact, circumstance or condition that is observed

1. the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place
2. 2nd layer of the atmosphere
4. Upper layer of the Thermosphere (farthest from the surface)
6. Level- Average height of the ocean between high tide and low tide
8. the amount of water vapor in the air
9. a form of oxygen that has 3 atoms in each molecule instead of 2
11. device / weather tool that measures the temperature of an object (or air)
12. the area where air masses meet and do not mix
13. the measurement of how much a mass an object has
16. Point- the temperature which condensation begins
19. layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface
22. Forms when water such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the sky reach Earth’s surface.
24. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pr
25. Pressure the pressure caused by the weight of the air pushing down on a surface
26. device/ weather tool that measures air pressure