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Weather Vocab Wk 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| High Pressure | a mass of cool, dry air in the atmosphere;they bring fair weather and light winds |
| Low Pressure | a mass of warm ,moist air in the atmosphere; they bring violent storms with high winds |
| Cold Front | a boundary between a cold and a warm air mas; cold air move to replace warm air in the atmosphere |
| Warm Front | a line between a warm air mass and a cool air mass;warm air moves to replace cold air in the atmosphere;they bring clouds and rain |
| Occluded Front | happens when a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass up toward the atmosphere;they bring clouds and rain |
| Stationary Fort |