Vocabulary
Fronts & Pressure
Ocean Currents
Station Models
Air Masses
100
This is the amount of water vapor in the air.
humidity
100
This front forms when cold air pushes under warm air.
cold front
100
Is the California Current Warm or Cold?
Cold
100
What is the cloud cover?
Completely overcast
100
cT stands for this.
continental tropical
200
The boundary between two air masses.
front
200
This front brings steady rain as warm air rises slowly.
warm front
200
The California Current moves in this direction.
south
200
What is the temperature?
76
200
mT stands for this.
maritime tropical
300
A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture.
air mass
300
Winds move this way around low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere.
inward and counterclockwise
300
Warm currents usually bring this type of weather.
warmer/more humid weather
300
What is the dew point?
55
300
Warm and dry air mass.
cT
400
The bending of wind due to Earth’s rotation.
Coriolis effect
400
This pressure system usually brings clouds and precipitation.
low pressure
400
Cold currents are usually found on this side of continents.
west coast
400
What is the wind speed and direction?
20 knots and NE
400
Air mass from Gulf of Mexico.
mT
500
An area where air is sinking and brings clear weather.
high pressure
500
These lines on a weather map show air pressure.
isobars
500
Ocean currents affect this.
climate
500
What is the weather condition?
Steady light rain
500
Where would a cP air mass most likely be found?
Canada