Vocab
anticyclone
spiral outwards from the center
cold fronts
cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass
planes fly here to avoid weather
strarophere
tropical or warm air masses :
form in the tropics and have low pressure
air pressure
the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
occuled fronts
warm air masses get caught between two cold air masses and gets pushed out.
devoid of all substances
exosphere.
Polar / cold air masses
form in high latitudes and have high pressure
wind
the horizontal movement of air from an area of high air pressure to an area of low pressure.
front
the boundary where air masses meet
TRUE OR FALSE
Mars and Venus are the energy to everything
FALSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is the sun
maritime air masses
form over the Ocean and are very humid.
Prevailing westerlies.
major wind belts over the continental USA
Maritime Tropical
Continental Tropical
continental air masses
have less exposure to large amounts of moisture and are dryer than Maritime air masses
global winds
the result of when uneven heating throughout the atmosphere.
Maritime Polar
Continental Polar