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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| climate | The average weather condition over a long period of time |
| Tropical zone | warm climate year round |
| polar zone | cold climate year round |
| temperate zone | warm summers and cold winters |
| windward side | the side that faces oncoming winds rain or snowfall in this side wet |
| leeward side | the side that is blocked from winds Dry air little air |
| Coriolis effect | earths rotation causes winds and oceans currents to curve |
| thunderstorms | from inside large clouds called cumulonimbus clouds when warm air rises and cold air pushes it up |
| tornado | warm, humid air meets cold, dry air |
| hurricanes | a hurricane begins over warm water near the equator |
| meteorologists | people who study the sky. |
| maritime | water |
| continental | land |
| tropical | warm near the equator |
| polar | cold near the north or south pole or furthest from the equator |
| cold front | a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass violent weather occurs |
| warm front | a fast moving air mass runs into a slow moving cold front light rain or snow |
| stationary front | neither air mass is strong enough to move the other many days of clouds and precipitation. |
| ocean currents | a continuous movement of seawater in a specific direction, caused by wind, Earth's rotation, and differences in water temperature |
| storms | thunderstorms and tornado and hurricane. |
| isotherms | a line on a map or weather chart that connects points (locations) that have the same temperature at a given time. |
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