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air mass

A body of air that has similar temperature and water vapor content throughout

atmosphere

The mixture of gases liquids solids that surrounds Earth

convection current

A loop of moving gas or liquid caused by rising warm gas or liquid and sinking cool gas or liquid

front

The boundary at which two air masses meet

precipitation

Any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from clouds

stratus

low, flat sheets, gray

cumulus

low, cotton balls, nice weather

cumulonimbus

storms and precipatation

cirrus

high, thin, and wispy

Continental Tropical

hot and dry

Continental Polar

- cold and dry

continental Arctic

- bitter cold and dry

Maritime Tropical

- wet and hot

Maritime Polar

- wet and cold

Warm Front

- light precipitation and storms, moves slow, stratus clouds

Cold Front

- heavy precipitation and storms, moves quick, cumulus clouds

climate

The average weather conditions in an area over a long time

Coriolis effect

The change of wind direction caused by Earth’s rotation

jet stream

The narrow belt of high-speed winds in the upper troposphere

ocean current

A continuous stream of ocean water

planetary wind belts

The persistent winds that cover a large portion of Earth’s surface

prevailing winds

The wind pattern in the planetary wind belts

blizzards

A snow storm with high winds

hurricane

A powerful rotating storm that forms over warm ocean water

thunderstorm

A small, intense weather system that generates heavy rain and strong winds

tornado

A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and near a thunderstorm