Weather

The source of energy that drives convection and the water cycle.

• Volcanoes

• The Sun

• Carbon dioxide

• Photosynthesis

Scientists who study the atmosphere, take measurements, and predict and forecast the weather.

• Astronomers
• Chemists
• Meteorologists
• Biologists

The boundary where air masses meet is called a 

• water cycle.
• convection.
• jet stream.
• front.

Forms where cold air moves in an forces warm air up, resulting in a low pressure with clouds and storms.

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Stationary front
• Occluded front

Forms where warm air moves in and over cool air, resulting in scattered cloud/rainy conditions for several days.

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Stationary front
• Occluded front

When two air masses standoff in a stalemate, which can stall for a few days and bring prolonged periods of clouds and precipitation.

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Stationary front
• Occluded front

Forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front, resulting in a trapped warm air mass between cold air that can bring rain or snow.

• Cold front 
• Warm front
• Stationary front
• Occluded front

Forms when warm air rises, rotates counterclockwise, results in clouds, rain, and/or storms.

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system

Forms when cool air sinks, rotates clockwise, results in fair, sunny weather with not many clouds present.

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system

Another name for low pressure systems.

• Anticyclones
• Cyclones