Weather Masses and Fronts Global and Local Winds More Weather & Wind
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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?
100
Land breeze
What type of local wind is formed when the air over land becomes cooler than air over a body of water?
100
Isobars
The lines used to connect and identify areas with the same air pressure on a weather map are called...
200
Air temperature, air pressure, and humidity
Weather is affected by...
200
Warm front
When an fast-moving warm air mass takes over a slower-moving cold air mass, what occurs?
200
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?
200
Doldrums and horse latitudes
Name two global calm areas.
300
Troposphere
The layer of earth that most of the weather happens in is the...
300
Air mass
A large body of air that maintains its pressure, temperature, and humidity is...
300
Global winds
Unequal heating of the earth creates temperature and air pressure differences between the equator and the poles causing ________________.
300
Front
The boundary at which two air masses meet is...
400
Meteorologist
A scientist who studies the weather is called a...
400
Density and pressure
In an air mass, temperature affects what two things?
400
Local winds
Unequal heating of the earth over a limited area causes...
400
Coriolis Effect
The rotation of the earth causes...






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