A mass of sinking cool air that usually bring fair weather. High pressure systems- mostly sunny days with little or no precipitation are ahead; air sinks, inhibiting cloud formation and precipitation.

A mass of rising warm air that usually bring wet, stormy, bad weather, air rising, cloudy/overcast. Air rises near low pressure systems and cools, condenses into clouds, and forms precipitation

Wind that forms in a small area due to temperature changes. Winds that blow over short distances

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances., Giant convection currents that circulate within the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of the Earth

movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea

The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left as looking form the poles.

the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion (HOT fluid move fast and up; less dense,... COLD fluids move slow and down; more dense)

measure of salt in water, higher salinity the lower the freezing point and the more dense the water

a climate event in the Pacific Ocean during which winds shift and push warm water toward the coast of South America

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place, short period of time in a specific geographical location

Overall and average weather in an area over a long period of time

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height, a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture throughout

Forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes warm air up. Produces violent thunderstorms, heavy rain, & snow that are followed by fair, cooler weather.

a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings rain showers followed by warmer, humid and clear weather

a boundary between air masses that don't move possibly causing rain for several days brings many days of continuous precipitation

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow usually produce light rain or other precipitation

mostly sunny days with little or no precipitation are ahead; air sinks, inhibiting cloud formation and precipitation

cloudy weather and precipitation are on the way; air rises and cools, condenses into clouds, and forms precipitation.

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Weather and Climate

Term	Definition
High Pressure	A mass of sinking cool air that usually bring fair weather. High pressure systems- mostly sunny days with little or no precipitation are ahead; air sinks, inhibiting cloud formation and precipitation.
Low Pressure	A mass of rising warm air that usually bring wet, stormy, bad weather, air rising, cloudy/overcast. Air rises near low pressure systems and cools, condenses into clouds, and forms precipitation
Local Winds	Wind that forms in a small area due to temperature changes. Winds that blow over short distances
Global Winds	Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances., Giant convection currents that circulate within the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of the Earth
Sea Breeze	movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise
Land Breeze	movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea
Coriolis Effect	The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left as looking form the poles.
convection	the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion (HOT fluid move fast and up; less dense,... COLD fluids move slow and down; more dense)
Salinity	measure of salt in water, higher salinity the lower the freezing point and the more dense the water
El Nino	a climate event in the Pacific Ocean during which winds shift and push warm water toward the coast of South America
Weather	The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place, short period of time in a specific geographical location
Climate	Overall and average weather in an area over a long period of time
Air Mass	A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height, a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture throughout
Cold Front	Forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes warm air up. Produces violent thunderstorms, heavy rain, & snow that are followed by fair, cooler weather.
Warm Front	a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings rain showers followed by warmer, humid and clear weather
Stationary Front	a boundary between air masses that don't move possibly causing rain for several days brings many days of continuous precipitation
Occluded Front	a front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow usually produce light rain or other precipitation
High Pressure	mostly sunny days with little or no precipitation are ahead; air sinks, inhibiting cloud formation and precipitation
Low Pressure	cloudy weather and precipitation are on the way; air rises and cools, condenses into clouds, and forms precipitation.

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