Wind and weather

____________is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a specific time and place.

• climate

• weather

• cold front

• warm front

Type of front that is the leading edge of a mass of cooler air that is pushing the warmer air out of the way.

• warm front

• occluded front

• cold front

• stationary front

Occurs at night when cooler air over land moves onto the water and pushed warm air upward.

• sea breeze

• mountain breeze

• land breeze

• cotton candy

What causes a hurricane to get stronger?

• Mrs. Loughner

• cold water

• warm water

• Your mama

Exist in the region between the equator and 30 degrees latitude, and they curve to the west in both directions.

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

• doldrums

• trade winds

Occurs when cooler air over water moves onto the land from the ocean and pushes warm, less dense air upward.

• land breeze

• sea breeze

When weather conditions pose a threat to life and property. The bad weather IS coming.

• weather watch

• weather man

• weather warning

Area near the equator where winds are very calm or don't move at all.

• trade winds

• polar easterlies

• doldrums

Type of system that occurs when air masses join, rise, and cool, forming clouds, rain, and stormy weather. It moves counter-clockwise.

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• No pressure

• Lots of pressure

The movement of air molecules from an area of high pressure to low pressure and is measured with an anemometer.

• cold front

• wind

• weather

• climate