Weather Vocabulary

3. An event that occurs when an area is overcome with more water than it can handle
5. Map Visual representation of the movement of weather conditions
7. The weather over a long period of time
9. The leading edge of an air mass
10. A large rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water
12. Clouds Puffy low level clouds
13. Front The leading edge of a cool air mass; brings thunderstorms or showers
14. Mass A large section of the troposphere that has the same weather.

1. Violent winds that form a funnel shaped cloud
2. Clouds Layered low level clouds
4. Clouds Thin, feathery clouds
5. The state of the atmosphere at any given time
6. Forecasting A scientific attempt to make accurate predictions of future weather and weather patterns.
8. Front The leading edge of a warm air mass; brings heavy rain
11. Clouds Clouds that produce thunder and lightning