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what air mass forms over land, close to the poles, and is dry
continental polar
what front causes bad thunderstorms
cold front
what front causes little rain but last a good while?
warm front
what is the alternate rise and fall of the oceans
tides
what traps heat in earths atmosphere and can cause global warming.
the greenhouse effect
what is owing to the relative warmth of the sea.
land breeze
what layer of earth has an atmosphere-like volume surrounding a planet
exosphere
what part of the ocean floor begins at the edge of the continental shelf
continental slope
what mountain range forms at divergent plate boundaries
mid-ocean ridge
what air mass forms over water and close to the equator
maritime tropical
what layer contains the ozone layer.
stratosphere
what layer of the atmosphere is where nearly all weather conditions take place.
troposphere
what heat comes in waves
radiation
what is a continuous flow of water in a particular direction by natural forces
currents
what disturbance transfers energy through matter or space
waves
what can transfer heat through liquids or gasses.
convection currents
what can transfer heat through solids
convection
what breeze blows toward the land
sea breeze
what wind is between the latitude lines of 30 degrees and 60 degrees and blows towards the poles
prevailing westerlies
Temperature decreases with height throughout this layer
mesosphere
What has similar, temperature, humidity, and air pressure
air mass
what steady winds blow towards the equator
trade winds