Air Mass
How many air masses are there?
4
What cloud shows a change in weather is coming?
Cumulonimbus
What global wind moves west to east?
The jet stream
What tool measures what direction the wind is blowing?
A wind vane
How do fronts form?
When two air masses meet
What are the names of the air masses?
Continental, maritime, tropical, and polar.
What cloud covers the sky like a blanket?
Stratus clouds.
What is an example of a global wind?
Trade Winds
What are the two local winds?
Land breeze and Sea breeze
What type of weather do cold fronts bring?
Cumulonimbus clouds and stormy weather
What is an air mass?
A large body of air.
What cloud is the most common cloud?
Cumulus clouds.
What are the other two global winds?
Polar Easterlies and Prevailing Westerlies
What is the cause of wind?
The uneven heating of the earth.
What type of weather do warm fronts bring?
Gloomy skies full of humidity and stratus clouds.
What is a Maritime Polar air mass?
A wet and cold air mass.
What cloud forms high in the sky?
Cirrus clouds.
Where do Polar Easterlies form?
At the Equator.
What is a tool that measures wind?
Anemometer
What is the definition of a warm front?
Warm air rising over cold air and replacing it.
What is a Maritime Tropical air mass?
A dry and warm air mass.
What cloud is not a really bad cloud but stays for a long time?
Stratonimbus.
Where do Prevailing Westerlies form?
In the mid latitudes
Is wind caused by differences in air pressure?
Yes
What is the definition of a cold front?
Cold air moving in and replacing warmer air.