Weather & Climate

1. symbals that let meteorologists keep a bunch of information in one small space
3. The type of cloud that looks like a blanket covering the sky
4. the path that water takes to be transported all over Earth
6. a storm that starts over water and loses its energy when it reaches land
8. the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures
12. The type of cloud you typically think of when you are told to draw a cloud. They are big, white, fluffy, and are a sign of fair weather
13. is used to measure the amount of air pressure at various heights
14. clouds on the ground
16. wispy looking clouds that are located high in the atmosphere and are made of ice crystals
18. an instrument that measures air pressure
22. a facility that houses a bunch of weather tools that allow meteorologist to predict the weather. When you watch the news and the weather comes on you are watching someone at this facility.
23. the symbols that tell you what type of front is coming and in what direction it is going. ex.) red semi-circles represent warm fronts
24. a large outburst of electricity during a thunderstorm
25. when water falls to the ground

2. a front that occurs when a warm air mass gets trapped between two cold air masses
5. The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time.
7. an instrument that measures wind speed
9. a front that occurs when warm air rushes in to take over and push the cold air out of the way
10. The average weather of a specific place over a long period of time.
11. a front that occurs when cold air rushes in and pushes the warm air out of the way and takes over.
15. a front that occurs when two fronts run into one another and neither one is strong enough to post the other out of the way
17. very high water located in the low-pressure eye of the hurricane
19. A scientist that acomputernalyzes weather tools to predict the weather
20. a big storm with snow and high winds
21. the sound that comes from lightning