Weather

The atmosphere where all weather occurs

• Trophosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

As altitude increases, temperature ___________

• Decreases

• Increases

The force exerted by the gases pushing on an object

• Atmospheric Pressure

• Fronts

• Maritime Front

bodies of water that form over water or land in tropical or polar regions

• Fronts

• Air Masses

• Tornado

• Hurricane

Form at the boundaries between the air masses

• Air Mass

• Air Pressure

• Fronts

When a warm air mass collides and rides over a cold air mass, a _________ results

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

Formed over water, bring moist warm air

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

Formed over land, bring dry warm air

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

Formed over water, bring moist cold air

• Maritime Tropical

• Continental Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Polar

When a warm, moist air mass moves gradually up and over a cold air mass

• Warm Front

• Cold Front