A large volume of air in which temperature and moisture content are nearly the same throughout
Air Mass
100
List the types of fronts based on the following information in the correct order:
a) This results in warmer weather
b) this results in unchanging temperatures
c) this results in colder weather
a) warm front
b) stationary front
c) cold front
100
This system consists of air that rises and cools.
Low Pressure System
100
These are the two types of jet streams that pass through North America
Polar and Subtropical
100
Where do ocean currents have the most effect on temperature and weather?
Coastlines
200
Long-distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers.
Jet Stream
200
This type of front results in severe, rainy weather.
Cold Front
200
This system consists of air that sinks and warms.
High Pressure System
200
These types of winds affect weather differently in different parts of the world
Global Winds
200
A warmer ocean current can result in what?
warmer weather
300
Boundary between air masses.
Front
300
This type of front causes weather that stays the same for a few days.
Stationary Front
300
This system is associated with nice weather
Low Pressure
300
What type of weather do jet streams typically create?
Severe Weather/strong storms
300
What two types of extreme weather do ocean currents help to create?
hurricanes and monsoons
400
These areas consistent of different types of air and can change the weather.
High and Low Pressure Systems
400
What type of weather is associated with a warm front?
Clear weather
400
This system is associated with rainy weather
Low Pressure System
400
What is the difference between the subtropical and polar jet stream?
location, temperature
400
When the temperature of the air cools due to the colder ocean current, what process can begin to occur?
Condensation
500
These shift water in the ocean in different directions and are different temperatures.
Ocean Currents
500
What type of cloud would a cold front create?
Cumulonimbus
500
What processes does a low pressure system cause in the atmosphere?
Condensation and Precipitation
500
What type of effect does the polar jet stream have on temperature and precipitation?
Colder weather, snow and sleet
500
What brings rainstorms inland on coastlines during the summer since the land is warmer than the ocean?