Chapter 3 WEATHER PATTERNS

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Chapter 3 WEATHER PATTERNS

• AIR MASS
• A large body of air that has about the same
  temperature, air pressure, and moisture
  throughout.
• CIRRUS CLOUDS
• A thin, feathery cloud made up of ice crystals
  high in the sky.
• COLD FRONT
• The leading edge of a cold air mass that forms as
  the cold air mass moves into a warm air mass.
• CUMULUS CLOUDS
• A large, puffy cloud.
• FLASH FLOOD
• A sudden, violent flood.

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• FRONT
• The place where two air masses meet.
• HURRICANE
• A large, violent storm accompanied by strong
  winds and, usually, heavy rain.
• STRATUS CLOUDS
• A low, flat cloud that often rings drizzle.
• THUNDERSTORM
• A storm that produces lighting and thunder and
  often heavy rain and strong winds.
• TORNADO
• A violent funnel shaped storm of spinning wind.

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• WARM FRONT
• The leading edge of a warm air mass that forms as
  the warm air mass moves forward into a cold air
  mass.
• WEATHER FORECASTER
• A person ho makes weather predictions or reports
  weather conditions.
• WEATHER SATELLITE
• A human made device in space that takes pictures
  of Earth and collects information about the
  weather.