Matching Pairs topic 7 weather part 2 winds and air pressureOnline version match the term to the defintion by Susan Brown 1 easterly moving air at the top of the troposphere; convection cells 2 lowest zone of the atmosphere where people live 3 horizontal movement of air parallel to Earth's surface 4 difference in air pressure for a specific distance 5 instrument used to measure wind speed air pressure gradient wind jet streams anemometer troposphere 1 wind from the direction that is most common at a particular place or season. 2 high wind speeds 3 low wind speeds 4 cause of spinning directions of winds; counterclockwise in southern hemisphere and clockwise in northern hemisphere 5 series of zones where winds move primarily in a specific direction over time; in the Northern Hemisphere to the right 6 extreme weather changes caused by the shifting wind and pressure belts in parts of Asia and India; seasonal very high rain and winds steep pressure gradient; close isobars far apart isobars prevailing winds planetary wind belts Coriolis effect monsoons 1 in the northern hemisphere lows spin 2 large body of air in the troposphere with similar characteristics of pressure, moisture and temperature 3 where two air masses of different characteristics meet 4 in the northern hemisphere highs spin 5 low pressure with wind blowing toward the center 6 high pressure with wind blowing away from the center clockwise away from center cyclone counterclockwise toward center anticyclone air mass front 1 when two adjacent air masses stay in the same place 2 boundary of opposing wedges of cold air masses that lift a warm air mass causing mid latitude cyclones 3 boundary of an advancing warm air mass and a retreating cold air mass 4 ever-changing boundary between the cold air masses of the poles and the warmer air masses of the equator 5 boundary of an advancing cold air mass and a warmer air mass warm front occluded front stationary fronts cold front polar front
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