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Weather Systems
Term | Definition |
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cold front | temperatures decrease and it RAINS |
warm front | Temperatures increase and it RAINS |
Jet Stream | fast band of moving air west to east that forms a boundary between warm and cold air |
Westerlies | winds that move our air masses west to east |
Sea Breeze | breeze coming from the sea |
Land Breeze | breeze coming from the land |
Mountain Breeze | breeze coming from the mountains |
Valley Breeze | breeze coming from the valley |
El Nino | occurs in the Pacific ocean when the waters are unusually warm (hot) |
La Nina | occurs in the Pacific ocean when the waters are unusually cold |
Gulf Stream | warm water from the equator travels up our coast keeping temperatures mild during the winter |
hemisphere | a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator |