Weather Vocabulary

What is the area in which two types of air masses meet of different densities and usually different temperatures?

• air mass

• front

• prevailing wind

• air pressure

What is the amount of water vapor in the air is called?

• humidity

• wind

• precipitation

• condensation

What is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure?

• front

• precipitation

• wind

• air pressure

What are the winds that blow mainly from one direction during a given period?

• land winds

• ocean winds

• fronts

• prevailing wind

What is the condition of atmosphere at a certain time and place, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and visibility?

• prevailing winds

• climate

• weather

• severe weather

What is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface?

• wind pressure

• air pressure

• air mass

• atoms

What is the average weather condition in an area over a long period of time?

• weather

• air pressure

• severe weather

• climate

What is a narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere?

• air pressure

• jet stream

• air mass

• sever weather

What is a large body of air where temperature and moisture content are constant throughout?

• air mass

• air pressure

• precipitation

• condensation

Why are there different seasons on Earth?

• The Earth is warm and cold because of the prevailing winds.

• The Earth is tilted on its axis and revolves around the sun.

• Air masses create the seasons on Earth.

• The Earth has water and land that create the seasons.