Climate and Weather Review

The higher the latitude, the colder the climate.

A large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it depends.

Hurricanes and tropical storms.

Cold Front.

Warm Front.

A boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass, where the cold air pushes the warm air upward.

A boundary where a warm air mass rises over a cold air mass.

A front that occurs when two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to replace the other.

A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground.

The jet stream influences weather by steering air masses and storm systems.