WEATHER How do clouds form Warm ground to Warm air Cooling air as it rises Moisture comes from cooling Clouds Warm fronts Cold fronts Cyclonic air masses HURRICANES A front where warm air rises over cold air A front where a cold air mass pushes underneath warm air Spin counter clockwise and pressure goes from high to low Form on west coast of Africa Form in Summer Need warm water Move counter clockwise Tropical Disturbance Least Powerful Tropical Depression Middle on Powerfulness Tropical Storm Most Powerful Wind Speeds determine hurricane size Storm Surge Rise of water not due to tides
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