Weather and atmosphere 1
Weather and atmosphere 2
Weather and Atmosphere 3
Climate
Climate Zones
100
a large body of air located in the lower troposphere
What is an air mass?
100
Formed over oceans called maritime air masses symbolized by an m
What is a moist air mass?
100
when warm air mass is displacing cold air
What is a warm front?
100
a set of conditions that help determine an area’s climate
What is Climate control?
100
Cover about 30% of earth’s surface; Lose more water from evaporation than precipitates
What is Dry climate zone?
200
Temperature and Moisture content
How are air masses characterized?
200
Form over continents Called continental air mass symbolized by a C
What is a drier air mass?
200
When a cold front catches up to a warm front
What is an occluded front?
200
Latitude, Elevation, Nearby Water, Ocean Currents, Topography, Prevailing Winds, Vegetation
What are ways that climate is controlled?
200
Mountainous regions have several climates even though they within a small area; snow all year at the top and sometimes a desert at the bottom on the leeward side
What is the highland climate zone?
300
Symbolized by an A Called arctic air masses
What is Extremely cold air masses?
300
the boundary between two air masses that oppose each other
What is a front?
300
a front is no longer moving forward
What is a stationary front?
300
Earth's Motions, Plate Tectonics, Sunspots, and Volcanoes
What are natural causes for climate change?
300
Hot muggy summers and mild winters; thunderstorms common in the summer
What is Moist mid-latitude w/mild winters?
400
Called polar air masses Symbolized by a P
What is Cold air masses?
400
temperature and humidity
How can fronts differ?
400
a discharge of electricity from a thundercloud to the ground, another cloud, or within the cloud itself
What is lightning?
400
Deforestation, Burning of fossil fuels, and Habitat destruction
What are the ways humans impact climate?
400
Hot year-round cause they are near equator; Usually receive alot of precipitation
What is Humid Tropical?
500
called tropical air masses symbolized by a T
What is a warm air mass?
500
boundary between an advancing cold air mass and warmer air mass it is displacing
What is a cold front?
500
classified using a scale the measures the wind speed of the system: F0 is the smallest and F5 is the largest
What is a tornado?
500
Very cold Little to no daylight in the winter
What is a polar climate zone?
500
Snow usually covers ground in winter; summer still warm enough to support plant growth
What is Moist mid-latitude w/sever winters?
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