| A | B |
|---|
| air mass | large body of air with similar temperature and moisture content |
| continental | air mass developing here will be dry |
| continental arctic | type of air mass which develops over land and is very cold located in the northern hemisphere |
| continental anarctic | type of air mass which develops over land which is dry and very cold located in the southern hemisphere |
| continental polar | type of air mass which develops over land and is cold |
| continental tropical | type of air mass which develops over land which is dry and warm |
| coriolis effect | causes the winds to curve due to the rotation of the earth |
| doldrums | area 5 degrees north and south of the equator with little or no wind during spring or fall |
| front | boundary where two air masses of different temperature meet and do not mix |
| global winds | winds which blow over long distances |
| horse latitudes | area located around 30 degrees latitude north and south with little or no wind during summer solstice (direct sunlight) |
| latitude | imaginary lines which run from east to west and are measured in degrees north and south |
| local winds | winds which blow over short distances including land and sea breezes |
| longitude | imaginary lines which run from the north to the south and are measured in degrees east and west |
| maritime | air masses developing here will be humid or moist |
| maritime equatorial | humid air mass which develops over the ocean and is very warm |
| maritime polar | moist humid air mass which develops over the ocean and is cold |
| maritime tropical | humid moist air mass which develops over the ocean and is warm |
| polar easterlies | winds located between 60 and 90 degrees north and south latitude and blow from the East toward 60 degrees latitude |
| polar zone | climate zone located from 66.5 to 90 degrees north and south with cold temperatures |
| rotation | Earth spinning on it's axis is called |
| temperate zone | climate zone located between 23.5 and 66.5 degrees latitude with varying weather |
| trade winds | global winds located between 30 to 5 degrees latitude north and south and blow toward the equator |
| tropical zone | climate zone located from 23.5 degrees south to 23.5 degrees north with warm temperatures. |
| westerlies | winds from 30 to 60 degrees north and south which blow from west to east toward the poles |
