air masses
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| show | unequal heating of Earth's Surface
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| show | the region along the equator
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| show | a low pressure center
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| show | high pressure centers
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| show | Differences in air pressure at different locations on Earth
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| show | from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
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| If air moves from high pressure to low pressure how does air move (use equator and poles in the answer) | show 🗑
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| why does air move from the poles to the equator | show 🗑
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| show | at high altitudes the warm air from the equator to the poles
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| Temperature and pressure differences on Earth's surface creates what? | show 🗑
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| What are wind belts influenced (or affected) by? | show 🗑
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| What is the Coriolis effect | show 🗑
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| When does the Coriolis effect occur? | show 🗑
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| show | storms
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| When air pressure differences are small the air remains relatively __________ | show 🗑
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| If the air moves slowly over a uniform region, it takes on the characteristic _______ and ______ of that region | show 🗑
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| show | a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar
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| show | very cold and dry
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| Describe air masses that form over tropical oceans | show 🗑
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| The motion of Earth's atmosphere can lead to the formation of what | show 🗑
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| show | according to their source regions
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| The source regions determine the ______ and ______ of the air masses | show 🗑
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| show | polar areas
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| show | tropical areas
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| Air masses that form over land are called what | show 🗑
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| show | maritime
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| Continental air masses are _____ | show 🗑
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| show | moist
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| show | warm
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| show | cold
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| show | c
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| What is the symbol used to mean Maritime air masses | show 🗑
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| What is the symbol used to mean tropical air masses | show 🗑
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| What is the symbol used to mean Polar air masses | show 🗑
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| show | landmasses
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| show | 1. northern Canada 2. northern Asia 3. southwestern United States
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| show | very low
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| An air mass may remain over its source for how long? | show 🗑
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| show | global wind patterns
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| show | dry weather conditions
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| There are two types of continental air masses. What are they | show 🗑
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| show | cold and dry
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| show | warm and dry
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| show | over oceans and other large bodies of water
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| show | the water over which they form
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| The humidity in maritime air masses are ______ then the humidity in continental air masses | show 🗑
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| When maritime air masses (which are high humidity) travel to a new location they bring what type of weather? | show 🗑
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| What are the two types of maritime air masses? | show 🗑
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| show | moist and cold
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| show | moist and warm
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| The four types of air masses that affect the weather of North America come from what 6 locations? | show 🗑
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| cP (continental polar) air mass comes from what source location | show 🗑
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| show | south-southeast
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| the cP air mass brings what type of weather | show 🗑
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| the mP (maritime Polar) air mass comes from what source locations? | show 🗑
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| show | southeast; southwest-south
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| show | U.S. southwest
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| the cT (continental tropical) air masses move in what direction | show 🗑
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| show | warm and dry
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| show | tropical Pacific and tropical atlantic
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| show | northeast; north-northwest
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| What type of weather does the mT air masses bring | show 🗑
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| Continental tropical air masses form over the ______ of the southwestern United States | show 🗑
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| the continental tropical air masses bring what type of weather in the summer | show 🗑
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| true or false The continental tropical air masses do not form in the winter | show 🗑
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| show | 1. warm water of the tropical Atlantic ocean 2. Caribbean Sea 3. Gulf of Mexico
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| show | mild, cloudy weather
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| show | hot humid weather and thunderstorms
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| show | pacific coast
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| show | moderate precipitation
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| Polar air masses from what three regions influence weather in North America | show 🗑
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| show | ice and snow-covered land
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| show | Gulf Coast of the United States
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| In the summer continental polar air masses bring what type of weather | show 🗑
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| show | very cold weather to the northern united states
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| show | over the North Pacific Ocean
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| show | summer - very moist cool foggy weather winter - bring rain and snow to the pacific coast
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| Maritime polar Atlantic air masses usually move _______ toward ________ | show 🗑
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| when Maritime polar Atlantic occasionally moves toward the west, what type of weather does it bring? | show 🗑
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