Weather Vocabulary

3. ______ pressure systems bring pretty and clear weather
6. the layers of gas that surround the earth
7. water is heated and turns into water vapor
11. a __________ from symbol on a weather map is a red line with circles
12. the current state of the atmospher
14. water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
15. violent rotating storms with a funnel clouds, lightning, thunder, strong winds, and sometimes hail
16. a tool that measures air pressure
17. a __________ front symbol on a weather map is a blue line with triangles
18. white, puffy clouds that are out on pretty days
20. thin and wispy clouds, usually signal fair weather
21. weather patterns for a particular area
23. when the temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, we can expect _______

1. a tool that measures thermal energy
2. a tool that measures wind speed
4. a tool that measures precipitation that has fallen
5. the most common type of extreme weather- characterized by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain
8. clouds that are tall and dark with a flat bottom
9. violent rotating ocean storms that cause catastrophic damage when they reach the land
10. a person who studies the weather
13. water vapor cools high in the air and turns back into water droplets; this makes clouds
19. gray clouds that blanket the sky, bring steady drizzle of rain
22. _____ pressure systems bring gloomy weather with clouds and rain