Weather and Climate

A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

• air mass

• front

• tornado

• hurricane

a boundary between two air masses

• air mass

• cold front

• front

• warm front

A small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms

• hurricane

• tornado

• air mass

• cold front

Region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• warm front

Region north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The sun's rays strike the Earth at smaller angle than the tropical zone.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• cold front

The regions covering the north and south poles (66.5° north and south latitudes and the poles). The sun's rays strike at a very small angle.

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• polar zone

• eye

a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

A situation in which the surface position of a front does not move

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• eye wall

a climate with high temperatures and high annual precipitation

• wet tropical climate

• tropical wet and dry climate

• humid subtropical climate

• dry-summer subtropical climate