a map that shows the weather forecast over a large area

the outside conditions at a certain time and place

the average weather of a place over a long period of time

describes how water on Earth goes from liquid to gas and back to liquid again. The water cycle goes through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation phases

a large group of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals that float in the air

dangerous weather system that threatens to hurt people, animals, or buildings

where a warm air mass meets and replaces a cold air mass

when a gas changes to a liquid

the study of the atmosphere

when water or ice falls from the sky in the form of rain, hail, snow, or sleet

when an electric bolt moves from a cloud to another cloud or to the ground

division of the Earth, based on the climate found there