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