Weather Vocab

4. The relatively thin layer of gases that forms Earth's outer most layer of gases
6. bands of high speed winds 10 kilometers above Earth's surface
8. the horizontal movement of air
9. a long period of low precipitation
11. Elevation above sea level
15. a rapidly swirling, funnel shaped cloud that reaches Earth's surface
16. a scientist who studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it

1. a tropical storm that has winds about 119 kilometers or higher
2. the boundary where unalike air masses meet but do not mix
3. the temperature at which condensation begins
5. any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
7. a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure
10. the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air
12. a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
13. an overflow of water in a normally dry area
14. the continual movement of water through Earth's atmosphere, surface, and oceans