Weather/Climate and Air Pressure
what the conditions of the atmosphere are like at any given place and time
What is weather
the 2 causes of wind
What is uneven heating of the earth, and earth's rotation
when a warm air mass and a cold air mass collide and don't move past each other
What is a stationary front
a measurement of how much water vapor is in the air
What is humidity
What is cumulonimbus clouds
an unusual cooling of the Pacific Ocean
What is La Niña
the type of weather that a HIGH pressure system causes
What is sunny or fair weather
the gaseous state of water
What is water vapor
a type of cloud that forms in blanket-like layers
What are stratus clouds
a unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean
What is El Niño
when a warm air mass is caught between 2 cold air masses
What is an occluded front
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom to look like cotton-balls
What are cumulus clouds
a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico, up the eastern coast of the US, and across the Atlantic to Europe
What is the Gulf Stream
the AVERAGE weather of a specific area over a long period of time
What is climate
the 4 forms of precipitation
What is rain, sleet, snow, and hail
the large "river" of air that moves fast, and high in the atmosphere. It is responsible for moving fronts across the map
What is Jet Stream