Clouds
Long feathery clouds
Cirrus clouds
The climate zone we live in.
Temperate zone
Points of contact between air masses
fronts
Used to categorize hurricanes
wind speed
In what seasons are tornadoes most likely to occur?
spring and summer
Form at mid-altitudes & associated with fair weather
Cumulus clouds
The climate zone closest to the equator
Tropical zone
A cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
cold front
Very destructive storms that form over land
tornadoes
The amount of moisture in the air relative to what it could hold entirely saturated
Relative humidity
Condensing water vapor from exhaust of jet engines.
contrails
Includes temperature and precipitation for a particular area over a long time.
Climate
A warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass.
Large, whirling low-pressure systems that form over warm ocean water.
Hurricanes
Air in motion
wind
Stratus clouds at ground level
Fog
The three large climate zones.
Polar, Temperate, & Tropical
Air mass that forms over water.
Maritime air mass
Another name for hurricanes
cyclones
The temperature when condensation occurs
dew point
Three ingredients of cloud formation.
The 3 main reasons for temperature change.
latitude, elevation, temperature of ocean currents
The type of air mass that forms over land.
Continental air mass.
The area of clear skies in the center of a storm
The eye
The distance of a place north or south of the equator
latitude