Meteorology Terms Flashcards

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Hadley cell

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a huge convection cell that covers much of the Earth at the Equator

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Coriolis effect

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This causes winds to curve west in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

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Gyre

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a large system of rotating ocean currents

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Air pressure

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force exerted on a surface by the air above it

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Warm front

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fast moving warm air collides with cold air

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Cold front

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a zone where a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass.

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Stationary Front

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when two air masses push against each other and do not move

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Air mass

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A large concentration of air that has the same temperature and pressure

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El Niño

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A flow of unusually warm water in the pacific Ocean.

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La Nina

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When Extra strong winds and currents move Warm water even further west in the Pacific.