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ES Chapter 11 Vocab
Earth Science Chapter 11 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large body of air covering hundreds or thousands of square kilometers that has a relatively uniform temperature, pressure, and humidity. | Air Mass |
| In meteorology, a region with relatively uniform temperature and humidity over which air masses form. | Source Region |
| An air mass that is warmer than the surface over which it moves. | Warm Air Mass |
| An air mass that is colder than the surface over which it moves. | Cold AIr Mass |
| A zone of contact between two dissimilar air masses where neither is advancing. It usually results in no change in the weather for several days. | Stationary Front |
| The advancing surface of a warm air mass as it pushes against and over a cooler air mass. | Warm Front |
| The advancing surface of a cold air mass as it moves under a warmer air mass. | Cold Front |
| Squall Line | |
| Occluded Front | |
| Monsoon | |
| Pressure Gradient Force | |
| Geostrophic Wind | |
| Cyclone | |
| Anticyclone | |
| Jet Stream | |
| Sea Breeze | |
| Land Breeze | |
| Valley Breeze | |
| Mountain Breeze | |
| Trade Winds | |
| Prevailing Westerlies | |
| Polar Easterlies | |
| Doldrums | |
| Horse Latitudes | |
| Subpolar Low | |
| Polar High | |
| Thunderstorm | |
| Thunderhead | |
| Lightning | |
| Stepped Leader | |
| Return Stroke | |
| Forked Lightning | |
| Tornado | |
| Waterspout | |
| Hurricane | |
| Typhoon | |
| Cyclone (Hurricane) | |
| Eye | |
| Storm Swell | |
| Storm Surge | |
| Lightning Rod |
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