Weather Vocab

4. a tool used to find the wind direction
6. a boundary between one warm air mass and two cold ones, where the warm air is pushed up
8. a boundary between a warm and cold air mass that is not moving
11. a huge volume of air that has a uniform temperature and humidity
13. a tool used to measure precipitation in inches or centimeters
14. a tool used to measure humidity
17. an area where air is rising and winds blow to the center
18. the layer of the atmosphere closest to earth's surface where weather occurs
20. Pressure the weight of all the air in the atmosphere pushing on an object or area
22. the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air
23. the boundary where two air masses meet

1. an area where air is sinking and winds blow out from the center
2. a cold air mass advances to replace a warm air mass
3. a tool used to measure wind speed
5. how much water vapor is in the air compared to the max amount that the air can hold
7. the temperature at which the air is saturated with water humidity
9. a warm air mass advances to replace a cold air mass
10. water droplets that form on surfaces due to condensation of water vapor
12. a tool used to measure atmospheric pressure
15. a line on a weather map that connects places with the same air pressure
16. tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere
19. air that is moving from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
20. the height of an object or point in relation to sea-level
21. the condition of the atmosphere in a certain place and specific time