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A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
air mass
front
tornado
hurricane
a boundary between two air masses
air mass
cold front
front
warm front
A small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms
hurricane
tornado
air mass
cold front
Region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm.
tropical zone
temperate zone
polar zone
warm front
Region north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays strike the Earth at smaller angle than the tropical zone.
tropical zone
temperate zone
polar zone
cold front
The regions covering the north and south poles (66.5° north and south latitudes and the poles). The sun's rays strike at a very small angle.
tropical zone
temperate zone
polar zone
eye
a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather
warm front
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
A situation in which the surface position of a front does not move
cold front
warm front
stationary front
eye wall
a climate with high temperatures and high annual precipitation
wet tropical climate
tropical wet and dry climate
humid subtropical climate
dry-summer subtropical climate
a climate that is transitional between the wet tropics and the subtropical steppes
wet tropical climate
tropical wet and dry climate
humid subtropical climate
dry-summer subtropical climate
subarctic climate
A climate generally located on the eastern side of a continent and characterized by hot, sultry summers and cool winters
tropical zone
subarctic zone
humid subtropical climate
dry-summer subtropical climate
The heating of the Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere, mainly by water vapor and carbon dioxide
warm front
tropical zone
greenhouse effect
global warming
An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
global warming
greenhouse effect
warm front
air mass
climate with limited precipitation, cool summers, and very cold winters
dry-summer subtropical climate
subarctic climate
tropical wet and dry climate
wet tropical climate