Weather Vocab

Front

A body of air over a large area (1,000+ miles) with specific pressure, temperature, and humidity characteristics.

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air mass

Front

Layer of gas around a planet held by gravity

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atmosphere

Front

Border between advancing cold air and retreating warm air

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cold front

Front

Prediction or estimate of future events

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forecast

Front

Winds acting as a heat transfer system due to unequal heating of Earth’s surface

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global winds

Front

Features on Earth's surface like mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers.

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landforms

Front

Directional movements of ocean water; surface currents from steady winds; deep currents from density variations due to temperature and salinity.

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ocean currents

Front

Based on probability

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probabilistically

Front

Boundary between advancing warm air and receding cool air

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warm front

Front

Day-to-day state of the atmosphere

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