| A | B |
|---|
| cumulus | puffy clouds with blue sky |
| cumulonimbus | tall dark clouds that bring rain, thunder, and lightning |
| cirrus | clouds shaped like feathers in the sky that bring a change in the weather |
| stratus | a cloud that looks like a solid gray blanket |
| high pressure | causes clear, dry conditions |
| low pressure | causes cloudy or stormy conditions |
| barometer | instrument that measures air pressure |
| anemometer | instrument that measures wind speed |
| rain gauge | instrument that measures precipitation |
| hurricane | storm with long periods of rain, winds 74mph or higher, storm surg |
| tornado | storm with wind speeds up to 300 mph |
| ice storm | this storm's rain freezes on the ground causing closures, breaking trees, and power outages |
| thunderstorm | storm with short periods of rain and fires caused by lightning |
| continental shelf | the most shallow area of the ocean |
| ocean trench | the deepest area of the ocean |
| abyssal plain | flat area on the bottom of the ocean floor |
| warm ocean water | this water temperatures floats to the surface |
| cold ocean water | this water temperature sinks to the bottom |
| high salinity | this water salinity sinks because it is heavy |
| low salinity | this water salinity floats because it is lighter |
| phytoplankton | this is an ocean producer |
| lobster, crab, bacteria | these are ocean decomposers |
