click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
CWLRB
Ch 9 Lesson 5 Science Quiz
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What can you observe about a particular area when you separate a large land mass into regions? | Temperature, Air Pressure, and Wind Direction |
How are Continental Polar and Maritime Polar air masses described? | cool and cold |
How are Continental Tropical and Maritime Tropical air masses described? | warm and hot |
Continental Polar and Continental Tropical air masses occur over what part of the Earth? | land |
Maritime Polar and Maritime Tropical air masses occur over what part of the Earth? | oceans |
What happens when a cold air mass and warm air mass meet? | warm air mass rises above cold air mass |
What is it called when air masses meet? | front |
What happens during a cold front? | cold air mass moves underneath the warm air mass, causing heavy storms |
What happens during a warm front? | warm air mass moves above the cold air mass, causing light precipitation |
Why are weather satellites important? | allow people to learn more about the weather patterns |