WorksheetsWeather Vocabulary
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the Earth, a mixture mainly of nitrogen and oxygen:
Gas
Air
Atmosphere
Wind
The matter that we breathe, particles move freely and quickly:
Gases
Air
Nitrogen
Wind
The major gas of our atmosphere:
Oxygen
Argon
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
All the layers of gases surrounding the Earth:
Air
Gases
Atmosphere
Wind
This is the first layer of the atmosphere (0-10mi, 0-16km) - Contains animals, plants, mountains, weather & clouds
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
This is the emission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a medium
Reflection
Refraction
Contraction
Radiation
The device which measures the weight of air:
Thermometer
Barometer
Climatogram
Odometer
The leading edge of a body of warmer air, usually bringing light precipitation
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
The horizontal movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure:
AIr
Wind
Atmosphere
Tornado
These are high altitude clouds resembling horse's tails:
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Nimbus
The Earth's rotation affecting the direction of winds on the Earth:
Coriolis Effect
Jet Stream
Revolution
Low Pressure System
These are whirling funnel shaped clouds that cause localized damage due to high winds
Hurricane
Tropical Storm
Tornado
Thunderstorm
This is the fifth and outermost layer of the atmosphere from 370+mi/ 400+km. Contains the Van Allen radiation belts and satellites.
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Waves that consist of electric and magnetic fields:
Sound Waves
Ocean Waves
Light Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
When light bounces off of an object an back to your eye:
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
Where energy is given off by one object and taken in by another:
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
A visible mass of condensed water vapor
Rainbow
Clouds
Ocean
Rain
These are large storm clouds with flat tops and dark gray bottoms that usually produce violent storms, including hail and tornadoes:
Cumulus
Stratus
Nimbus
Cumulonimbus
This is a large mass of light, warmer air moving in a counterclockwise direction that usually indicates poor weather:
Low Pressure System
High Pressure System
Occluded Front
Low Temperatures
This is a large mass of heavy, cooler air moving in a clockwise direction that usually indicates fair (sunny/cooler) weather:
High Pressure System
Low Pressure System
Occluded Front
High Temperature
These are puffy white clouds that usually indicate fair weather (sunny/ cooler)
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
This is a chart commonly used to graphically display both the annual average temperature and precipitation for a city or region:
Thermometer
Climatogram
Barometer
Hodometer
This is the third/middle layer of the atmosphere (30-53mi/50-85km), which burns up meteors and contains the Aurora Borealis:
Troposphere
Statosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
This is the second layer of the atmosphere (10-30mi/17-50km) that contains weather balloons, large jets, the ozone, and tops of cumulonimbus clouds:
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Energy of motion:
Potential Energy
Heat Energy
Light Energy
Kinetic Energy
These are flat, gray clouds that usually bring longer periods of precipitation:
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Nimbus
This is the leading edge of a body of cooler air, usually bringing storms and heavy precipitation:
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
These are large tropical storms formed in the ocean that cause damage due to rain and high winds:
Hurricane
Tropical Storm
Tornado
Thunderstorm
This is the leading edge of two weather systems meeting with little to no movement - usually produces prolonged, bad weather:
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
These are flat, gray clouds that are usually already producing precipitation and lightning
Cirrus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Nimbus
This is when a cold front overtakes a warm front:
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
These are narrow bands of high-speed winds:
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Jet Streams
Breezes
This is the fourth layer of our atmosphere (53-370mi/ 84-400km), contains radio waves, Aurora Borealis, International Space Station, Ionosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Themosphere
Exosphere
