Air Masses & Fronts
How many types of weather fronts are there
4
What color is represented for High Pressure on a weather map
Blue
Currents controlled by the wind are called
Surface Currents
what currents are denser and colder than surface currents
Deep Ocean Currents
weather fronts are zones where two different _____ meet
Air Masses
What color is represented for Low Pressure on a weather map
Red
Surface currents greatly affect the _______ in most parts of the world
Climate
____ are effected by winds
Deep Currents
When a warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass it is called a _______
Warm Front
What symbol is used for High Pressure on a weather map
"H"
Surface Currents conduct heat, True or False
True
The East Australian Current is featured in the movie _____
Finding Nemo
When Cold air goes under warm air forcing it to rise it is called ____
A Cold Front
What symbol is used to represent Low Pressure on a weather map
"L"
Surface currents are located toward the ___ of the ocean
Top/Surface
at about what depth does the water temperature become colder as the depth increases
about 200 meters
______ is a transition zone between two air masses when both air masses are advancing into the other
Stationary Front
What forms at the edge of a cold front?
Thunderstorms
What causes surface currents
Coriolis effect, Land Forms, Global Winds
how much water does the East Australian Current transport each second
40 Million cubic meters