1. Study these weather words!
Weather Vocabulary
Study these weather words!

2. the blanket of air that surrounds the Earth
atmosphere
the blanket of air that surrounds the Earth

3. air mass
a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout

4. barometer
- an instrument used to measure air pressure

5. front
- a boundary between air masses with different temperatures

6. forecast
- a prediction about the weather conditions

7. climate
- the average weather pattern of a region over time

8. humidity
- measures how much water vapor is in the air

9. air pressure
the force of air pushing on an area

10. wind vane
- an instrument that shows the direction of the wind

11. rain gauge
- an instrument that measures the amount of rainfall

12. anemometer
an instrument that measures wind speed

13. warm front
a boundary between air masses where a warm air mass slides over a cold air mass

14. cold front
- a boundary between air masses where a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass

15. stationary front
a boundary between air masses that are not moving

16. weather
changes from day to day