click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ch 17 vocab
Question | Answer |
---|---|
a huge body of air that has the same tempature pressure and humidity throughout | air mass |
a warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure | tropical |
a cold air mass that forms north and south of the 50 degree latitude and has high air pressure | polar |
a humid air mass that forms over oceans | maritime |
the area where air masses meet but do not mix | front |
a dry air mass that forms over land | continental |
cut off as the warm air mass at an occluclued front is cut off from by cooler air beneath | occluclued |
a swirling center of low air pressure | cyclone |
a high air pressure center of dry air | anti cyclones |
a violent disturbence in the atmosphere | storm |
a sudden spark or discharge of energy | lightning |
A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface, usually leaving a destructive path | tornado |
a tropical storm with winds faster than 119 mph | hurricane |
a dome of water that sweeps across the land where a hurricane struck | storm surge |
move away temporarly | evacuate |