A relatively thin layer of grass that makes up earths outermost layer

The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

Elevation above sea level

A horizontal movement of air from an aria of high pressure to a low pressure

The continual movement of water through earths atmosphere oceans, and land through evaporation, condensation and precipitation

The process in which molecules at the surface of the liquid absorb enough energy to turn into a gas

The change in state from a gas to a liquid

The temperature at which condensation begins

The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature

Any form of water that falls from the clouds in any form

a huge body of air that that has similar temp, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

Band of high speed winds about 10 km above Earth’s surface

The boundary where unlike air masses meet but don’t mix

A swirling center of low air pressure

A high pressure center of dry air

A scientist who studies the cause of weather and try’s to predict it

A violent disturbance in the atmosphere

A small storm often accompanied by heavy rain and frequent thunder and lightening

A tropical storm with winds up to about 119km

A rapidly whirling funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch earths landforms

A dome of water that sweeps across a coast where a hurricane lands

Overflowing water in a dry aria

A long period with no precipitation