Wind and Fronts Vocab Review Jan 31

Front

Huge body of air with uniform temp and humidity covering large areas.

Back

air mass

Front

High pressure areas

Back

Anti-cyclones

Front

Colder air replaces warmer air, advancing quickly with heavy showers and thunderstorms.

Back

cold front

Front

Not a force; results from wind speed differences across latitudes, bending due to Earth's movement.

Back

Coriolis Effect

Front

Meteorologists call low pressure areas:

Back

Cyclones

Front

Low-pressure zone from rising warm air

Back

doldrums

Front

Regions of high pressure and gentle winds at 30° N/S latitude

Back

horse latitudes

Front

Bands of high-speed winds ~10 km above Earth's surface

Back

jet streams

Front

Air moves from shore to sea at night after land cools faster than water.

Back

Land breeze

Front

Denser air flows down mountains into valleys.

Back

Mountain breeze.