Vocabulary Exercise for Climate and

Weather.

Match the vocabulary word on the left with the correct

definition on the right.

A. mud season ___ 1. warm temperatures after

the first frost in the fall.

B. winter solstice ___ 2. the amount of moisture in the air.

C. spring equinox ___ 3. a time of impassable roads.

D. Indian summer ___ 4. person who studies weather.

E. thaw ___ 5. the average weather

conditions over the years.

F. humidity ___ 6. December 21 or 22.

G. climate ___ 7. March 21 or 22.

H. meteorologist ___ 8. average, not severe.

I. Moderate ___ 9. period when snow and ice

melts.