Fronts
Which type of weather creates heavier air?
Cold air
Abbreviation for Maritime Tropical
mT
As air pressure increases, humidity
decreases
A fish living in the Great Lakes... What sphere is the fish apart of?
Biosphere
A place where two air masses meet...
Front
What type of front is represented by a line with triangles?
Cold front
Air mass created over Canada would be...
Continental Polar (cP)
What is the relationship between air pressure and density
As air density increases, air pressure increases
Which of Earth's spheres contains the Ozone?
Atmosphere
What type of pressure is at the equator?
Low Pressure
What occurs at the boundaries of fronts?
Weather and precipitation
What words are used to define humidity in an air mass?
Maritime and Continental
A Low air pressure system creates what type of weather?
Lousy! Cloudy and precipitation
Permafrost is a part of which sphere?
Cryosphere
The Coriolis effect curves wind in which direction in the Northern Hemisphere...
To the right
Which type of front is known for creating local thunderstorms?
Cold front
What commonly drives most storms that pass through the USA?
The Jet Stream traveling from west to east
Cold air sinking causes what type of pressure?
High pressure
From the atmosphere, list two other spheres CO2 can travel to.
Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere
What direction does rising air flow? (NOT UP)
Counterclockwise and inward
How can you tell wind direction from a front symbol?
Direction that the symbols face (triangles or semi circles)
Where would a maritime polar air mass come from?
Ocean near the poles
In which direction does air move?
List one route of the carbon cycle that involves at least 3 spheres!
Example- Atmosphere CO2- Oceanic CO2 (Hydrosphere) - Aquatic animals (Biosphere)
Where is the intertropical convergence zone?
At the Equator