Atmosphere/Weather List 1

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

• cloud
• air mass
• fog
• frost

Height above sea level

• altitude
• frost
• humidity
• transpiration

A high-pressure center of dry air; moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

• biosphere
• cyclone
• anticyclone
• atmosphere

A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• cold front
• runoff
• cyclone
• atmosphere

Force exerted by the weight of the air

• cold front
• frost
• cyclone
• air pressure

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

• biosphere
• air mass
• ground water
• density

A visible mass of condensed water vapor (in the form of water droplets or ice crystals) floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.

• altitude
• cloud
• biosphere
• fog

A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.

• geosphere
• cold front
• warm front
• altitude

Water vapor turning into ice crystals

• dew point
• fog
• crystallization
• runoff

A swirling center of low air pressure; Spins counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere

• air mass
• cyclone
• cloud
• anticyclone