Humidity
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Cold Fronts
def:one of the masses that meets, the warm front generally rises.The amount of water vapor in the air.
Cold Fronts
Cold Air Mass
A large body of air where temperature and moisture content are constant throughout.
Radiation
Energy radiated in the form of waves or particles
CONVECTION:
the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas
CORIOLIS EFFECT
the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
SURFACE CURRENT
Surface current is a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
Cold Water Currents
Cold water currents such as the Californa Current,can affect the climate of costal regions
CUMULUS-puffy,white Cloud that tend to have flat bottoms
stratus clouds-Are not as tall as cumulus clouds,but they cover more area.
TORNADOES
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high winds speeds,
is visible as a funnel-shaped cloud, and touches the ground.
hurricanes
a large rotating tropical weather ststem that has wind speeds of at least 120 KM/H
ANAMOMETER: an instrument for measuring force or speed of wind
Thermometer
An instrument that measures and indicates temperature
