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Local Winds
Air Masses
Global Winds
and Fronts
Clouds
Miscellaneous
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Winds that are created
by local differences in
geography such as
oceans or moutains
What is a local wind?
Wind that begins with
high pressure over the
land and moves
toward low pressure
over the ocean
What is a land breeze?
Wind that starts with
high pressure over the
ocean and moves
toward low pressure
over land
What is a sea breeze?
Wind that begins with high
pressure at the mountain
top and moves toward the
low pressure in the valley
below
What is a mountain
breeze?
Wind that starts as
high pressure in the
valley and moves
toward the low
pressure on the
mountain top
What is a valley
breeze?
The properties of this
are determined by the
part of the Earth’s
surface over which it
forms
What is an air mass?
Name the type of front:
What is a warm front?
The kind of front that
forms when a warm
air mass is forced up
over a cold air mass
What is a warm front?
Name two things that
characterize air masses
What is moisture
content and
temperature?
An air mass that forms
over land
What is continental?
Winds found between
90º and 60º latitude
What is polar
easterlies?
Winds found at 30º
latitude
What is horse
latitudes?
Winds found at the
equator
What is the doldrums?
Prevailing winds of the
United States
What are westerlies?
Winds that are found
between 0º & 30º
latitude
What are the trade
winds?
This type of cloud is
found at high altitudes,
they are thin and
wispy.
What is a cirrus cloud?
These clouds are small
and puffy with flat
bottoms.
What are cumulus
clouds?
These clouds are tall
and puffy and bring
thunderstorms
What are
cumulonimbus clouds?
These clouds block out
the sun and bring
drizzly precipitation or
snow
What are stratus
clouds?
Clouds are formed by
this
What is condensation?
High pressure brings
this type of weather
What is clear?
Low pressure brings
this type of weather
What is cloudy?
The coldest climate
zone
What is the
polar zone?
The warmest climate
zone
What is the
tropical zone?
The climate zone that
has distinct seasons
What is the
temperate zone?