Weather Vocab

3. the scientific measure of the amount of water vapor present in the air
7. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
10. A huge chunk of air that has similar temperature, pressure, and humidity throughout
12. water in its gaseous state
14. measurement of how compact a substance is
15. the movement of magma where hot magma rises and cool magma sinks
16. the force exerted on the Earth's surface by the weight of the air molecules in the atmosphere above it

1. a visible mass of minute water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of both suspended in the atmosphere
2. a measurement of the distance north and south of the equator
4. a scientist specializing in the study of Earth's atmosphere, physical processes, and weather systems to predict, analyze, and report on weather and climate
5. the lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather happens
6. 0 latitude, divides the Earth into a northern and southern hemisphere
8. a measurement of distance east and west of the prime meridian
9. lines drawn on a weather map that connect points of equal pressure
11. layer of gasses that surrounds the Earth
13. a highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms