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air mass |
A body of air that has similar temperature and water vapor content throughout |
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atmosphere |
The mixture of gases liquids solids that surrounds 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 at which two air masses meet |
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precipitation |
Any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from clouds |
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stratus |
low, flat sheets, gray |
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cumulus |
low, cotton balls, nice weather |
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cumulonimbus |
storms and precipatation |
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cirrus |
high, thin, and wispy |
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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 |
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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blizzards |
A snow storm 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 and near a thunderstorm |