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| is the present state of the atmosphere, including air pressure, wind, temperature, and the moisture in the air. |
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| is the amount of water vapor held in the air. |
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| is the measure of the amount of water vapor that the air is holding compared to the amount it can hold at a specific temperature. |
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| is the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms. It changes with the amount of moisture in the air. |
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| is a stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point and condenses near the ground. |
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| is water falling from clouds, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail. |
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| is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it formed. |
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| is a boundary between warm and cold air masses. |
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| is a violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path over land, forms a funnel, and can reach up to 500 km per hour and be highly destructive. |
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| is a specialized radar system that sends out repeating radio waves, monitors the reflected waves from distant storms, and can tell the direction a storm is moving. |
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| is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over tropical oceans and that has winds of at least 120 km per hour. |
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| is a person who studies weather |
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| shows the weather conditions at one specific location using symbols on a map. |
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| is a line drawn on a weather map that connects points of equal temperature. |
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| is aline drawn on a weather map that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure. |
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