Meteorology Vocab

2. A tool used to measure wind speed.
4. An area where air is rising, often brings clouds and precipitation.
7. A large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.
10. The average weather conditions in an area over a long time.
11. The boundary where cold air moves in and pushes warm air up usually having high winds and heavy storms.
13. The height above sea level.
18. Large-scale wind patterns around the Earth.
19. The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, where weather happens.
23. Distance north or south of the equator.
24. Moist air mass that forms over oceans.
26. The current condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
27. The layer above the mesosphere, very hot.
28. An area where air is sinking, usually brings clear skies.

1. How much mass is in a certain volume or how compact something is.
3. The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
5. Warm air mass from near the equator.
6. The boundary where warm air moves in and replaces cold air usually having clouds and steady rain.
8. The curving of winds and currents due to Earth's rotation.
9. Cold air mass from near the poles.
10. Dry air mass that forms over land.
12. The shape of the land, including mountains and valleys.
14. A complex front where two cold air masses separate a warm air mass from the surface.
15. Continuous movement of ocean water which transport cold and warm water.
16. A boundary between warm and cold air that doesn't move much.
17. Energy from the sun.
20. The amount of water vapor in the air.
21. The layer above the troposphere, contains the ozone layer.
22. The layer above the stratosphere, very cold.
25. A measure of the average energy of molecules.