Weather & Climate Vocabulary Quiz

Visual representation of the movement of weather conditions

Scientific attempt to make accurate predictions of future weather and weather patterns

Large section of the lower troposphere that has the same weather conditions throughout

the leading edge of an air mass

leading edge of a cooler air mass; brings a line of showers of thunderstorms

leading edge of a warm air mass; brings heavy rain

thin and feathery high level clouds

layered low level clouds

puffy low level clouds

clouds that produce thunder and lightning; usually indicate the presence of strong storms