| A | B |
|---|
| air mass | large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture throughout |
| cirrus clouds | high wispy clouds often indicating snow or rain moving in |
| cold front | when cold air mass pushes into and under warm air mass |
| cumulus clouds | large, puffy clouds often in warm sunny skies |
| flash flood | sudden violent flood |
| front | place where two air masses meet |
| hurricane | large, violent storm with strong winds and heavy rain |
| stratus clouds | low, flat blanket of clouds often producing drizzle |
| thunderstorm | storm producing thunder and lightning and often heavy rain |
| tornado | violent, funnel shaped storm of spinning wind |
| warm front | when a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass |
| weather forecaster | person who predicts weather |
| weather satellite | device in space that takes pictures of Earth and gathers data about weather |
| cumulonimbus clouds | thunderstorm clouds |
| cirro- | high in the sky |
| nimbo- | rain |
| alto- | middle of the shy |
| high pressure indicates | fair, sunny weather |
| low pressure indicates | storms |
