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| Air Mass | A large body of air with the same characteristics as the area of Earth where it develops. |
| Atmosphere | The layers of air above the Earth that surrounds it like a blanket. |
| Climate | The weather pattern of a certain area, based on temperature, rainfall, and humidity. |
| Front | The place where air masses meet and produce different types of weather. |
| Meteorologist | A scientist who studies weather. |
| Troposphere | Lowest level of Earth's atmosphere. |
| Weather | Anything happening with air movement in the atmosphere right now. |
| Wind | The movement of air from warm high pressure areas to cooler low pressure areas. |
| Stratus | Long, flat, layered clouds. Form fog. |
| Cumulus | White puffy clouds. |
| Cirrus | High, thin, wispy, icy clouds |
| Cumulonimbus | Huge, puffy, dark, thunderclouds. |
| Nimbus | Latin for rain. |
| Sea Breeze | Cooler air moves toward land. |
| Land Breeze | Cooler air moves toward the ocean. |
| Prevailing Wind | Uneven heating of large areas of Earth's surface and Earth's rotation. |
| Alto | Prefix for mid level clouds. |
| Water Cycle | The process in which water continuously moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again. |
| Evaporation | The process of a liquid changing into a gas. |
