Matching Pairs Storms Vocabulary Game WKMSOnline version Air masses, Fronts, and Storms Vocabulary - Matching terms with their definitions. by Susan Reynolds 1 warm front 2 meteorologist 3 stationary front 4 cold front 5 front 6 air mass 7 occluded front 8 station model 9 hurricane 10 tornado a scientist who studies weather and weather patterns to predict weather conditions a front that involves 3 air masses of different temperatures (colder air, cool air, and warm air) Cold air forces warm air upward that closes off the warm air from the surface violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground large low-pressure system with winds of at least 120 km/h (74 mph) a front in which lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, colder air boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature a boundary between air masses stops advancing combination of symbols that meteorologists record on a map showing weather conditions at a specific location a front in which colder air pushes warm air up large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it develops