Air Masses
Large bodies of air
The location where hurricanes form
What is warm ocean water?
How a thunderstorm forms
What is rising moist air?
Examples of weather that makes up climate
Wind, humidity, sunshine, etc.
What is a climate zone?
Classification of an air mass meaning dry
The three parts of a hurricane
A state that has infrequent thunderstorms
What is California?
Four geographical features that affect climate
The amount of major climate zones
6
Classification of an air mass meaning warm
The four stages of a hurricane
What is a tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane?
Four effects of thunderstorms
What are flash floods, winds, hail, and lightning?
Two types of climates that depend on the distance from oceans
What are Marine and Continental Climates?
The six major climate zones
Humid tropical, dry, moist mid-latitude with mild winters, moist mid-latitude with severe winters, polar, and highland
Three types of weather fronts
What are cold, warm, and stationary fronts?
What is a blizzard, lake-effect snowstorm, or ice storm?
What are severe thunderstorms?
Periods of the year associated with specific weather conditions
What are seasons?
The subclimates of a polar climate zone
What are tundra and icecap?
Classification of an air mass that forms over water
What is maritime?
Something hurricanes and winter storms have in common
What is a low pressure system?
The typical path length of the most common tornado
The shortest day of the year
What is December 21?
The only climate zone without a subclimate
What is a highland climate zone?