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26 Cards in this Set
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Airmass |
A body of air that has similar temperature and water vapor content throughout. |
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Atmosphere |
The mixture of gases, 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 of which two air masses meet. |
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Precipatation |
Any form of water that falls from Earth’s surface from clouds. |
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Stratus |
Form low, flat sheets, gray |
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Cumulus |
Low, cotton balls, nice weather |
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Cirrus |
High, thin and wispy |
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Cumulonimbus |
Storms and precipitation |
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Continental Tropical |
Hot and dry |
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Continental Polar |
Cold and dry |
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Continental Artic |
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 |
The change of 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 |
A continuous 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 the planetary wind belts. |
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Blizzard |
A snow storm with high winds. |
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Huricane |
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 and near a thunderstorm. |
