air masses and front
what is an air front or mass
A front is a weather system that is the boundary separating two different types of air
what is a weather map
a map that shows weather
what is an ocean current
streamlike movements of water
what is an ocean deep current
streamlike movements of ocean water deeper in the ocean
what does Cp stand for
what is the difference between weather and climate
what are surface currents controlled by
wind, corilos
what changes water density
tempture and salinty
what does Mp stand for
mT maritime polar warm, moist, usually unstable.
Tell me the cloud cover in Ft. Worth, Texas.
50%
What are streams of water that flow near the top of the ocean?
surface currents
What causes some water to be higher in the ocean than other water?
density
A dense air mass that moves quickly and causes sudden storms or cooler weather.
What is a cold front?
Tell me what Seattle, Washington will be like in the coming days.
clouded over because of the occluded front moving down from the north?
What are the two types of currents and where do they form?
Warm currents start near the equator and the cold currents form near the poles.
Where in the world do cold deep currents come to the surface?
near the poles
An air mass that formed over Northern Canada would probably be...
What is continental polar (cP)?
Tell me what the weather is like in Detroit, Michigan.
with a stationary front overhead, winds from the North East at 3-8 mph?
What direction do surface currents (gyres) move in the Northern hemisphere?
clockwise
What do we call it when deep currents come to the surface?
upwelling