a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout

a place where two air masses meet

a cold air mass meets and moves under a warm air mass; brings thunderstorms

a warm air mass meets and moves over a cold air mass; brings clouds and light rain

forms when two air masses meet and stop moving; brings lasting rain

a large storm that brings strong winds and heavy rain

a flow of air or water in a certain direction

an air current in the upper atmosphere that flows from west to east

a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that moves warm waters toward the north helping to keep weather along the eastern coast mild

an unusual warming of the surface water of the Pacific Ocean near the equator

an unusual cooling of the surface water of the Pacific Ocean near the equator

moves great distances over the globe; predictable and stable; also called atmospheric circulations

winds that occur between 30° and 60° in both hemispheres; blow from west to east; blow towards the poles; global winds

a convection current where air flows from sea to land during the daytime; a local wind (land heats up and cools down faster than water)

a convection current where air flows from land to sea during the nighttime; a local wind

a whirling mass of cool, dry air; brings fair weather, sunny skies, light winds and stable weather; rotate clockwise

a whirling mass of warm, moist air; brings storms, strong winds, and changing, unstable weather; rotate counterclockwise

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