Latitude
Air Pressure
The Sun and Clouds
Gullf Stream
More Clouds
100

Latitudes that receive more direct sunlight are closer to this. 

Equator

100

This pressure system causes cloudy, rainy, or stormy weather. 

Low Pressure

100

When a warm air mass is on its way, we can expect this temperatures to be this. 

warmer

100

Oceans and lakes will make the nearby land this in the winter. 

warmer

100

Clouds during the day do this.

Keep the earth cooler by shading it from the sun.

200

Weather moves from this direction to this direction

West to East

200

Greater differences between the air pressure in two masses produce this.

Stronger wind

200

This is created because the land heats up more quickly than the ocean does, occurs during the day

sea breeze

200

The Gulf Stream moves warm water and air here. 

Up the East Coast of the US

200

Clouds at night do this to the earth. 

Insulate it and keep it warmer. 

300

Temperatures here are consistently warm and often humid.

Equator

300

This is the direction that air moves. 

From high pressure to low pressure

300

Breeze at night at the beach

Land breeze

300

The____________________  brings mild winters to the coastline

Gulf Stream

300

These clouds create an all-day rain. 

stratus or nimbostratus

400

What causes seasons

Tilt of the Earth

400

Happy, dry, calm weather from this air pressure

High Pressure

400

Fall in South America is what season in Asheville?

Spring

400

The weather moves air masses in this direction. 

West to east. 

400

These clouds form a low blanket of clouds. 

nimbostratus or stratus 

500

In the US, this direction is generally warmer than the rest. 

South

500
Air sinks and moves clockwise

High Pressure

500

All fronts bring.....

clouds and precipitation

500

A warm, fast moving, river of water in the Atlantic Ocean

Gulf Stream

500

These clouds are responsible for thunderstorms and hail.

cumulonimbus