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Weather
We will explore the world of air masses, fronts, and air pressure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A large volume of air with somewhat the same temperature and moisture content that extends over large areas of land and or water. | Air mass |
| what does it mean if an air mass is marine? | it is over water |
| what does it mean when an air mass is continental? | it is over land |
| A warm, moist air mass that develops in Florida | Near equator surrounded by water |
| A dry, cold air mass that develops in Canada | At the poles |
| A dry, hot air mass that develops in Mexico | Near equator (inland) |
| A cold, moist air mass that develops in...... | ocean far from equator |
| Warm wet summer, hot, humid, thunder storms, hurricanes. Winter mild cloudy weather | Maritime tropical |
| Cold wet with cool foggy summers and moist cold winters with snowstorms. | Maritime polar |
| Warm dry with clear, dry, hot desert like weather in summer and clear mild winters. | Continental tropical |
| Cold, dry with cool refreshing summers and cold windy winters | Continental polar |
| A front moving in the direction of the triangle points with thunder storms, heavy rains, snow, and cool dry air. | Cold fronts |
| A front moving in the direction of half circles with steady rain, clear or hot weather. | Warm fronts |
| A front that forms when neither warm or cool air masses has enough force to push the other. Brings cloudy cool or warm weather depending on location. | stationary fronts |
| A front that moves in direction of triangle points and half circles brings cool weather with tons of rain or snow. | Occluded Fronts |
| Air pressure is measured in | Millibars (Mb) |
| Millibars are..... | average air pressure at sea level |
| On weather maps points where air pressure is the same are connected with lines called .... | Isobars |
| Clockwise winds spiral outward away from center, also called anticyclone, weather is clear/fair | High pressure |
| Counter clockwise winds that spiral inward to center, also called cyclone, gray/stormy weather. | Low pressure |
| Cold dry north, summer is chilly winter is extreme cold | Continental Arctic |
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