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Weather
The condition of the atmosphere at any given time in a particular area is
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Cold front
When a fast-moving cold air mass collides with slower-moving warm air, what occurs?
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Land breeze
What type of local wind is formed when the air over land becomes cooler than air over a body of water?
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Isobars
The lines used to connect and identify areas with the same air pressure on a weather map are called...
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Air temperature, air pressure, and humidity
Weather is affected by...
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Warm front
When an fast-moving warm air mass takes over a slower-moving cold air mass, what occurs?
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Sea breeze
What type of local breeze is formed when the cool air over a body of water rushes in toward land and replaces the warm air that was over the land?
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Doldrums and horse latitudes
Name two global calm areas.
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Troposphere
The layer of earth that most of the weather happens in is the...
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Air mass
A large body of air that maintains its pressure, temperature, and humidity is...
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Global winds
Unequal heating of the earth creates temperature and air pressure differences between the equator and the poles causing ________________.
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Front
The boundary at which two air masses meet is...
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Meteorologist
A scientist who studies the weather is called a...
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Density and pressure
In an air mass, temperature affects what two things?
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Local winds
Unequal heating of the earth over a limited area causes...
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Coriolis Effect
The rotation of the earth causes...
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