Meteorology Vocabulary

Front

• Air that moves up or down

• The layer of air closest to the Earth’s surface. The only layer where weather takes place.

• A boundary between large masses of air with different densities.

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Troposphere

• The layer of air closes to the Earth's surface. The only layer where weather takes place.

• Air that moves up and down.

• The boundary between large masses of air with different densities.

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Air Pressure

• Air that moves on the same level.

• How much weight the air is pressing down on the

  Earth.

• A boundary between large masses of air with different densities.

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Warm Front

• When a cooler air mass moves to replace a warmer one.

• When a warmer air mass replaces a cooler one.

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A scientist who studies the weather is a (n)​ (a)  

• meteorologist

• biologist

• chemist

• botanist

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The study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce

weather and climate is ​ (a)  

• meteorology

• astronomy

• cosmetology

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Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and blizzards are all meteorological disasters. What does "meteorological" mean?

• Ocean-based

• Caused by meteors

• Related to the weather

• Unpredictable

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Cold Front

• When a cool air mass replaces a warmer one.

• When a warmer air mass replaces a cooler one.

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Wind

• Air that moves on the same level.

• The comparison of how heavy something is to the space that is occupies.

• The air that surrounds the Earth.

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a violent, short-lived weather disturbance that is almost always associated with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong, gusty winds.

• Cold Front

• Thunderstorm

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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