| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | a blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth |
| cloud | a collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals |
| meteorologist | a scientist who studies weather |
| occluded front | the area in which a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from the sky |
| psychrometer | weather instrument used to measure the amount of moisture or humidity in the air |
| stationary front | The area in which a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet. Neither have the energy to move one another. |
| stratus | clouds of low altitude, they're thin and stretch out across the sky, and block out sunlight ex. fog |
| temperate zone | characterized by a seasonal climate, wide range of temperatures, hot and cold |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place |
