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What do we call large areas of air that have nearly the same properties?
Air Masses
What do we call the boundary between two air masses?
front
When a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass a ___________ forms.
warm front
What forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass?
cold front
What do we call a boundary between air masses that are not moving?
stationary front
What does forecast mean?
To predict the weather conditions
The pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year is called _________.
climate
A _________ is a directed flow of a gas or a liquid.
current
What do we call the temperature differences between latitudes?
global winds
What is the measure of the height of a place above sea level called?
altitude
What are circular patterns in the ocean formed by?
currents
What usually happens at the boundary where two air masses meet?
A front forms
What is a moving cold air mass?
a cold front
Where do hurricanes form?
Over warm ocean waters
Where would you find the highest altitude?
At a mountaintop
What term describes a very tall, gray, funnel shape?
Tornado
What factors affect a region's climate?
Latitude, closeness to a body of water, wins and currents.
Which climate region has cold climates with low precipitation?
Polar Region
Which climate region is near the equator, and is warm, humid and rainy?
Tropical Region
Which climate region lies between the polar and tropical regions, and mostly has four seasons, but could only have two, a dry and a rainy one.
Temperate Region
If a person wanted to live in a climate with cold temperatures, then they should live in the _______ region.
polar
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is the pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year and weather is day to day.
What causes a change in weather?
Fronts
Describe Florida's climate
Hot, sunny, humid
The closer you live to the __________, the hotter the temperatures will be.
equator