8.10C Vocabulary Terms

8.10C Vocabulary Terms

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8th Grade

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Bonita Rehl

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

air mass

Back

a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Coriolis effect

Back

the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

cyclone

Back

an area in the atmosphere that has lower pressure than the surrounding areas and has winds that spiral toward the center

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

hurricane

Back

a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 119 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

ocean current

Back

a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

typhoon

Back

a severe tropical cyclone that forms on the western Pacific Ocean and on the China Seas; a hurricane

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

climate

Back

the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

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