Patterns of Air Movement
Does the sun heat the earth evenly or unevenly?
Unevenly
What are the two types of Ocean Currents?
Surface and deep water
Describe a maritime polar air mass
cold, wet
What two factors about the Earth cause the uneven heating of the Earth?
Tilt of the axis and curvature of the Earth
Which Ocean current is affected by the Sun?
Surface Currents
What tool is used to measure air pressure?
barometer
Curved
Deep Ocean water is (cold/warm) and (more/less) dense than surface water?
cold, more
What type of weather is expected with an occluded front?
Severe weather
The Poles are (colder/warmer) than the Equator. The air masses at the poles are (low/high) pressure. Air from the poles move (away from/towards) the air near the equator?
Colder, high, towards
How does wind affect the movement of water?
Wind causes predictable patterns in surface currents
What type of front is it called when cold air forces warm air up? What type of weather is expected?
Cold, thunderstorms/heavy rain
Describe how the sun creates convection currents in the air.
The sun warms up some areas more than others, the warm air moves up and cools down, while cold air moves towards where the warm air was. The warm air cools down and falls towards the earth, while the cool air warms up from the sun's energy, creating a cycle.
Ocean water near the poles is (more/less) salty and colder. Warm water near the equator is (more/less) dense. Warm water moves (away/towards) the colder areas. Eventually the warm water cools down and becomes cold water, which then gets moved (toward/away) the equator by new warm water.
more, less, towards, toward
What is runoff?