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Chapter 7 Weather
Vocabulary for Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The average weather pattern of a region over time. | Climate |
| The directed flow of a gas or liquid. | Current |
| A boundary where a cold air mass slides under a warm air mass. | Cold Front |
| A boundary between air masses that are not moving. | Stationary Front |
| A tool used to measure temperature. | Thermometer |
| A device that moves to show which way the wind is blowing. | Wind Vane |
| A device for measuring air pressure. | Barometer |
| A device that measures how much percipitation has fallen. | Rain Gauge |
| A large region of the atmosphere where the air has similiar properties throughout. | Air Mass |