Vocab.

Question 0

Jet Streams

Answer 0

Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface.

Question 1

Front

Answer 1

The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix.

Question 2

Cyclone

Answer 2

A swirling center of low air pressure.

Question 3

Anti-Cyclone

Answer 3

A high pressure center in dry air.

Question 4

Meteorologist

Answer 4

Scientists who study the cause of weather

and try to predict it.

Question 5

Air Mass

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Polar Air Mass

Answer 6

A cold air mass that forms north of 50 degrees north latitude or south 50 degrees south latitude and has high air pressure.

Question 7

Continental Air Mass

Answer 7

A dry air mass that forms over land.

Question 8

Tropical Air Mass

Answer 8

A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has a low air pressure.

Question 9

Global Winds

Answer 9

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.

Question 10

Local Winds

Answer 10

Winds that blow over short distances.

Question 11

Maritime Air Mass

Answer 11

A humid air mass that forms over oceans.