Weather Latitude: distance of a place to the poles.

The temporary atmospheric condition that changes Elevation: distance above sea level
because of air masses.
Prevailing winds: the direction in which the
Front: The boundary between two air masses. wind blows frequently

FACTORS Ocean currents: flows of water that disperse the

 Temperature: the degree of hotness or coldness in heat from regions
the atmosphere
 Precipitation: rain
 Humidity: water vapor quantity in the air

Hurricanes tropical storms that form in the

Atlantic Ocean with high wind speeds.

Also called Typhoons in the eastern hemisphere.

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind scale

Categories from 5 to 1

Storm surge: a wall of water pushed by wind.

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air that

extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.

Stronger than hurricanes because water drags slow

down the wind speed.

Enhanced Fujita scale: EF-5 to EF-0

Supercell:

stronger, horizontally, cloud to the ground.

Non supercell:

Weaker, vertically, ground to the clouds.

Blizzards: a storm with large amounts of snow or

blowing snow, winds and less visibility.

Climate
Describes the weather conditions of the atmosphere
in a region for a long time.

FACTORS