Weather and Cimate

3. clouds that form high in the troposhphere and are made of ice crystals
5. the percent of water vapor in the air relative to the total amount the air can hold
6. the large body of air that has about the same conditions throughout
8. the state of the atmosphere including temperature, pressure, wind and humidity
14. a system that has more air pressure than their surroundings
15. when a warm air mass becomes trapped bewtween two cold air masses
17. when a fast moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass
18. known for heavy rains and lightning, hail and high winds are likely
19. when a fast moving warm air mass runs into a cold air mass
20. There are four main types of this including rain, sleet, snow, and hail
21. the temperature at which water vapor condenses
24. a snow storm that has high winds greater than 35 mph

1. the amount of water vapor in the air
2. All the weather conditions for a particular location over a long period
4. clouds that form low in the troposhphere and happen in layers that cover the entire sky
7. The continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
9. systems that have less pressure and suck air into them because nature wants everything to be equal
10. an enourmous storm with high winds and heavy rains, form over warm ocean water
11. when air heats and expands so quickly that it explodes
12. a boundary between air masses that have different temperatures
13. when two air masses stop moving when they meet
16. clouds that are puffy and white, cause rain and mostly grow upward
22. a funnel shaped cloud of whirling high winds
23. a huge release of electricity, can jump between oppositely charged parts of the same cloud