Weather Unit Recap

5. Steady rain occurs at this type of front.
7. This type of air mass forms over oceans, so brings moist air.
9. This type of air mass develops near the tropics and brings warm temperatures.
10. This type of rain is formed when the ground heats up during warm, sunny weather.
13. How far north or south a place is from the equator, measured in degrees
14. This is an area of high pressure, which usually brings settled, dry weather.
15. This type of rainfall forms when air is forced to rise over a hill or mountain.

1. The average weather conditions of a location over a long period of time.
2. This a low pressure weather system that brings very unsettled weather.
3. Lines on a synoptic chart joining points of equal air pressure.
4. These are the very beginning of air masses. They represent the boundary between air masses of different temperatures.
6. The direction which a slope or settlement faces. Places facing south are warmer than those facing north.
8. This type of rainfall occurs when two air masses meet.
11. The weight of air pressing down on the earth, measured in millibars.
12. Mountain regions are always cooler, because temperatures decrease by 1 degreeC for every 100m in _______.