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WoW Words Quiz 3-4
Group 4 3rd 9 weeks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| salinity | the amount of salt in something |
| air mass | body of air having similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure |
| cold front | ta fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass |
| warm front | a warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass |
| humidity | a measure of the amount of moisture in the air |
| cumulonimbus | extremely dense, dark towering cloud that usually produces heavy rain and thunderstorms |
| atmosphere | the gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth; the air |
| troposphere | layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs |
| stratosphere | layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer |
| Coriolis effect | the way Earth's rotation makes winds curve |