Land/Sea Breeze
Hot air ______ because it is less dense.
rises
___________________ generally carry
heat from the equator toward the poles.
Surface ocean currents
A ___________ front is when warm air rises over cold air, and pushes cool air away.
warm
Differences in air pressure create ___________.
wind
Tornadoes form most commonly in an area called ________ _____.
Tornado Alley
Which heats up faster, land or water?
Land
Deep ocean currents are driven by_______.
density
An air mass that forms over Canada would be a ____, _____ air mass.
cold, dry
Wind moves from _____ pressure to _________ pressure.
high, low
True or False - Air sinks above a heat source.
False
When do Seabreezes occur?
day
What causes water to be more salty? In what area is the water the most salty?
Ice; North Atlantic
What is the difference between an air mass and a weather front?
air mass = massive air pockets that have the same temperature and moisture content throughout
weather front = how two air masses interact with each other
Clouds form in ________ pressure systems.
low
Vortexes are caused by..
Gravity, Uneven Heating of Land and Water, and ????
Rotating Winds
At night the ocean is _______, so the cool air will come off the______, resulting in a ___________
warmer, land, land breeze
Ocean currents in the northern hemisphere travel ____________ due to the Coriolis effect.
clockwise
A ________ air mass forms over water.
maritime air mass
What weather is associated with a high pressure system?
clear skies
What two factors influence the direction of global winds?
Coriolis Effect; Air Pressure
Water and Land do not heat up and cool down at the same rate because of...
Specific Heat
What ocean current impacts the West Coast of the US? It is a warm or cold current?
California; Cold
What weather would be caused by a cold front? Name at least three examples.
Clouds, Precipitation, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes
______ winds are caused by the differences in air pressure at the equator and the poles.
Global
What weather phenomenon needs to occur for Tornadoes to form?
Thunderstorm