Weather Words
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Cumulus
A. A high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
2. Cirrus
B. Spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground
3. Cumulonimbus
C. A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
4. Stratus
D. To cause to change into a vapor
5. Warm Front
E. Force pushing on something
6. Cold Front
F. A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity
7. Jet Stream
G. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
8. Radiation
H. A globular cloud
9. Sun
I. The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
10. Specific Heat
J. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
11. Condensation
K. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
12. Evaporate
L. The ___ required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade
13. Humidity
M. A warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast
14. Barometer
N. The ___ of an advancing mass of ___ air
15. Temperature
O. How hot or cold something is
16. Pressure
P. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots
17. Pascal
Q. Any collection of particles or gases that is visible
18. Current
R. A cooling ___ from the ___
19. Hurricane
S. The star our planet orbits
20. Tornado
T. A wispy white cloud at a high altitude
21. Cloud
U. A flow of electricity through a conductor
22. El Nino
V. Wetness in the atmosphere
23. Hail
W. Energy that travels in waves or particles
24. Sea Breeze
X. A large dark low cloud