Weather Test Vocab!

2. A tool used to measure air pressure.
3. The weight of air pressing down on Earth's surface.
6. A mass of rising warm air that usually brings stormy, wet weather.
7. A tool used to measure the amount of precipitation (rain or snow) that falls.
11. Tall, dark storm clouds that bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, and lightning.
13. The average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time, like many years.
15. Short-term shifts driven by passing fronts (like a warm front or cold front) or daily cycles like land and sea breezes.
16. Daily changes take hours; seasonal changes take months.
18. The boundary where two different air masses meet.
20. Any form of water—such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail—that falls from clouds.
21. A tool used to measure wind speed.
24. Shifts up and down rapidly as the sun heats the ground during the day and cools off at night.
25. Flat, gray blanket-like layers of clouds that cover the sky and can bring light mist or drizzle.

1. A tool used to measure humidity (water vapor in the air).
4. Daily weather can be hard to guess far in advance, but seasonal changes follow a reliable yearly cycle
5. A fast-moving river of air high in the atmosphere that guides weather patterns and fronts.
8. A mass of sinking cool air that usually brings fair, clear weather.
9. The amount of water vapor in the air.
10. Thin, feathery, high-altitude clouds made of ice crystals.
12. A tool used to show the direction the wind is blowing.
14. Appears suddenly as rain, snow, or storms when specific clouds or air pressure systems move through.
17. Changes speed and direction quickly based on local temperature differences and pressure systems.
19. The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.
22. Puffy, cotton-like clouds that usually appear on nice, sunny days.
23. A tool used to measure air temperature.