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Unit 5 VocabularyStationsGreenberg
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1. Air Masslarge body of air where temperature/moisture content are similar
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2. Air pressure
measure of force when air molecules push to surface
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3. Atmospheremixture of gases surrounding planet or moon
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4. Biome large region characterized by specific type of climate / certain types of plant/animal communities
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“5. Cloud
collection of small water droplets or ice crystals
suspended in air. Forms when air is cooled/condensation
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6. Cold Frontfront edge of moving mass of cold air that
pushes beneath warmer air mass like wedge
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transfer of energy as heat through material
7. conduction
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8. convection
vertical movement of air currents due to temperature
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9. doldrumsnarrow zone of low air pressure at equator characterized by weak/variable winds
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Winds blown across Earth’s surface create surface currents in the
ocean.
10. Global winds
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11. Humidity
amount of water
vapor in air
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12. hurricanesevere storm developed over tropical oceans. Strong winds of more than 120km/h spiral toward low-pressure storm
center.
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13. Jet streamnarrow band of strong winds blown in
upper troposphere
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14. Land breeze
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15. Occluded frontformed front when cold air mass overtakes warm air mass and lifts warm air mass of ground and over another air mass
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16. Polar easterlies
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prevailing winds blow from east to west between 60 to 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
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17. Polar Zone North / south pole and surrounding regions
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winds blown mainly from one direction during given period
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18. Prevailing winds .
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energy transferred as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves
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19. radiation
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20. Relative humidityratio of amount of water vapor in air to amount of water vapor needed to reach
saturation at given temp.
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21. Stationary front
༝ front of air masses moving either slowly or not at all
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22. Temperate Zoneclimate zone between Tropics and polar zone
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23. Tornado
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Destructive, rotating column of air. Very high wind speeds. May be visible as funnel-shaped cloud.
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24. TRADE WINDS
Prevailing winds blown from East to West from 30 degree latitude to equator in both hemispheres.
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25. Tropical Zoneregion surrounding equator extending from 23 north latitude to 23 degrees south latitude
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26. Warm frontfront edge of advancing warm air mass
replaces colder air with warmer air
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short-term state of atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and visibility
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27. weather
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prevailing winds blown from West to East between 30 to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
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28. westerlies
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29. wind
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