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Question Answer
frontboundary between the two air masses
cold frontformed when the leading edge of cold dense air pushes under warm, light air
warm frontoccurs when warm, light air rises over a cold air mass
stationary frontform when two air masses meet but are unable to overcome with another
occluded frontwhen a cold air mass, a cold air mass, and a warm air mass meet
cirrushigh altitude, very thin, made mostly of ice crystals
stratuslow altitude clouds, layered, spread out cloulds, made of water droplets, but can hold ice or even snow if the temperature is cold enough
cumulustall, vertical clouds, fluffy, cotton ball
Coriolis effectthe deflection of air and oceans because of the Earth's rotation
Polar Easterliescoming from the east, rise
Prevailing Westerliescoming from the west, rise at 60º N/S and sink at 30º N/S
Northeast/Southeast Tradewindsrise at the equator and sink at 30º N/S turning west as they go
Doldrumsthe weather rarely changes at the equator because of the constantly rising air
altomid altitude, thicker than cirrus clouds, slightly spread out, made mostly of water droplets but can have ice crystals if the temperature is cold enough