air masses and fronts
what is a large volume of air in the atmosphere that is mostly uniform in temperature and moisture
air mass
A thing that features many occurrences to weather all over a certain place is a _______
Weather map
Surface currents are driven by:
Global winds and energy from the Sun
Deep ocean currents occur when?
cold, dense water at the poles sink
WARM air masses that form over places such as the Pacific ocean, Atlantic ocean etc; is:
mT (Maritime Tropical)
What type of people typically show these weather maps all over?
Meteorologist
Coriolis forces come from by ____ ____
Earth's Rotation
Deep currents are also known as ______ ________.
thermohaline circulation
What does cP stand for?
Continental Polar
The United States was fully adapted to the time zones to control and find weather by hours in:
1905
Surface currents help control the ____.
Climate
Deep currents are usually found in places like the....?
North Atlantic
What type of air masses form over the Gulf of Mexico?
Wet and Warm
Weather maps have been used since the: __________
Currents are also important to marine ecosystems by distrubuting?
Heat and Nutrients
Deep currents are driven by _____ & ______.
Temperature & water salinity/density
What happens when a front passes over an area?
A change in weather occurs
The French scientist was the first ever person to create a weather map-like recording sheet
Urbain Le Verrier
Surface currents often carry....
warm water to cooler polar regions
These deep currents are also controlled by?
Wind direction