A | B |
Aphelion | The point at which the earth is farthest from the sun. |
Perihelion | The point at which the earth is closest to the sun. |
Lines of longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and south across the earth. |
Lines of latitude | Imaginary lines that run east and west across the earth |
Coriolis effect | The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes |
Air mass | A large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity |
Weather front | A boundary between two air masses. |
Insolation | "Incoming solar radiation" |