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26 Cards in this Set
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air mass |
A body of air that has similar temperature and water vapor content throughout |
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atmosphere |
A mixture of gasses liquids and solids that surround earth |
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convection current |
A loop of moving gas or liquid caused by rising warm gas or liquid and sinking cool gas or liquid |
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front |
The boundary in which two air masses meet |
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precipitation |
Any form of water that falls on Earth's surface from the clouds |
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stratus clouds |
low, flat sheets, grey |
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cumulus clouds |
low, cotton ball,nice wethear |
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cirrus clouds |
high, thin+ wispy |
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cumulonimbus |
storms precipitataion |
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Continental Tropical - |
hot and dry
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Continental Polar - |
cold and dry
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Continental Arctic - |
bitter cold and dry
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Maritime Tropical - |
wet and hot
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Maritime Polar - |
wet and cold
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Warm Front - |
light precipitation and storms, moves slow, stratus clouds
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Cold Front - |
heavy precipitation and storms, moves quick, cumulus clouds
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climate |
The average weather conditions in an area over a long time |
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Coriolis effect |
Change in wind direction caused by earth's rotation |
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jet stream |
The narrow belt of high- speed winds in the upper troposphere. |
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ocean current |
Continues stream of ocean water. |
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planetary wind belts |
The persistent winds that cover a large portion of earth's surface. |
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prevailing winds |
The wind pattern in planetary wind belts |
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blizzard |
A snowstorm with high winds |
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hurricane |
A powerful rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water |
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thunderstorm |
A small intense weather system that generates heavy rain and strong winds. |
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tornado |
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground near the thunderstorm |
