Air Masses
What type of air mass originates close to the equator?
Tropical
On a weather map, what do the symbols, like red semi-circles and blue triangles, tell us?
Fronts
Where does wind blow the fastest on average?
What name is used when discussing short-term patterns in the atmosphere?
Weather
What temperature is a high pressure system usually?
Cold/cool
What is it called when a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass?
Cold front
This is caused by the Earth spinning at different speeds at different points of the Earth.
The Coriolis Effect
True/False: Meteorologists predict weather with 100% accuracy.
What type of air mass is known for being dry?
Continental
What type of front causes days-long precipitation?
Stationary Front
What causes the various Easterlies and Westerlies to blow different directions?
The rotation of the Earth/the Coriolis Effect
What name is used when discussing long-term patterns in the atmosphere?
Climate
What type of air mass originates over large bodies of water?
Maritime
When a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet, which one will sink down going under the other?
Cold air mass
This 'natural disaster' spins because of the coriolis effect.
Hurricanes
True/False: the weather is always stable and consistent.
False
What two types would an air mass be if it originated for the Gulf of Mexico, the large body of water south of the US?
Tropical Maritime
What type of front forms when a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses?
Occluded
The westerlies originate in the:
West
Do air masses flow from high pressure to low pressure, or low pressure to high pressure?
High pressure to low pressure