Weather

4. ________ pressure anticyclone winds spiral outward from the center, moving towards areas of low pressure, pg. 448-449
5. a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning, pg. 451
8. to take in or soak up
9. fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slowly moving cold air mass, pg. 446-447
10. ___________ current the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another, pg. 416
11. a fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass, can cause abrupt weather changes, including thunderstorms, pg. 446
12. pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area, pg. 399
13. _________ ________ pattern winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances, pg. 421
14. ___________ front cold and warm air masses meet but neither can move the other, pg. 447
17. _______ breeze the flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land, pg. 420
18. ___________ heating and cooling forms wind systems and weather events, pg. 420
19. ________ pressure air pressure at the center of a storm, causing tornadoes, hurricanes, etc., pg. 448-449

1. ___________ effect the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents, pg. 421
2. the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area, pg. 472
3. a huge body of air that has similar humidity, and air pressure throughout, pg. 442
6. the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor, pg. 432
7. the flow of air from land to a body of water, pg. 420
15. a rapidly whirling funnel - shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch Earth's surface, pg. 452
16. __________ front a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses, pg. 447