Air Mass
A large body of air that extends for miles and miles
An air mass
What type of air forms over water?
Maritime
What is the name of the front that occurs when a cold air mass moves into warm air mass?
A cold front
What type of weather does high pressure cause?
Sunny, fair weather
When do hurricanes lose their energy?
When they approach or move over land or colder water.
Is the air that originates over Canada cold or hot /moist or dry? (pick one of each)
Cold and dry
What type of air forms over land?
Continental
What is the name of the front that occurs when a warm air mass moves in and cold air mass moves out
A warm front
What type of weather does low pressure create?
Rainy, stormy weather
What state of matter is lightening?
plasma
Is the air mass over Florida hot or cold /moist or dry?
(pick one of each)
Hot and moist
What type of air is warm?
Tropical
What type of front causes cold air and warm air to meet but not move?
A stationary front
High pressure turns which way, clockwise or counter clockwise?
What is clockwise
Thunderstorms can produce these swirling vortexes of wind
Tornadoes
Where does an air mass originate?
Over land and/or water
What type of air is cold?
Polar
What type of front that occurs when cold, warm, and cool air meet?
An occluded front
Which way does low pressure turn, clockwise or counter clockwise?
Counter clockwise
A weather map with front that has alternating triangles and half circles on opposite sides
A stationary front
What happens when two air masses meet?
Stormy weather or precipitation
What type of air mass is warm and dry?
A continental tropical air mass
What is a weather front?
A boundary between two air masses
What color is H and what color is L
H is Blue and L is Red
Why is there uneven heating of the Earth?
the earth's surface is tilted!