Science Vocabulary

2. A boundary between 2 air masses of differing densities.
8. A large volume of air that has the characteristics of the area over which it forms.
9. A record of weather data for a specific place at a specific time, using meteorological symbols.
11. A narrow wind band that occurs above large temperature contrasts and can flow as fast as 185 km/h.
12. Short-term variations in atmosphere phenomena that interact and effect the enviroment and life on Earth.
13. The long-term average of variation in weather for a particular area.
14. A weather instrument used to measure humidity.
15. An effect of a rotating body that influences the motion of any liquid or object on Earth.

1. A line on a weather map connecting areas of equal pressure.
3. A instrument used to measure temperature using Farenheit or Celsius.
4. 2 global wind systems that flow between 30 degrees north and south latitudes, where the air sinks, warms, and returns to the equator in a westerly direction.
5. An instrument used to measure air pressure.
6. A line on a weather map connecting areas of equal temperature.
7. A weather instrument used to measure wind speed.
10. A change in wave frequency that occurs due to relative motion of the wave as it moves toward or away from an observer.