Air Masses
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100

What is a large body of air in the lower atmosphere with specific temperature and moisture characteristics

An Air Mass

100

A weather front is the boundary between two ........

Air Masses

100

High and low pressure systems are areas where the air pressure is ___________ or ___________ than surrounding areas

Higher, Lower

100

What is the term for the weight of air?

Air Pressure

100

What force pulls objects towards the center of Earth?

Gravity

200

Air masses can extend for a __________ kilometers or more

Thousand

200

Cold air masses move __________ than warm air masses

faster

200

Air masses alone are usually ________ pressure systems

High

200

What is the weather map symbol for a low pressure system?


200

What organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell?"

Mitochondria

300
Air Masses that form over land are called

Continental Air Masses

300

What kind of front is represented by this weather map symbol?


A Warm Front

300

When air masses meet, what two things create a low pressure area

Differences in density and humidity 

300

What kind of front is represented by a line with blue triangles?

Cold Front

300

This type of energy is stored in objects due to their position.

Potential Energy 

400

What are the places on Earth where air masses form called?

Source Regions

400

What kind of front is the boundary between two air masses that are not moving

A Stationary Front

400

High pressure systems rotate in which direction?

Clockwise

400

What directions does air move in a low pressure system?

Air rises in a low pressure system as the system moves in a counter-clockwise direction

400

This type of tissue connects bones to bones

Ligaments

500

This air mass is warm and moist

Maritime Tropical (mT)

500

What kind of front results in a short period of heavy rain and possibly violent thunderstorms?

A Cold Front

500
What kind of weather do high pressure systems bring and what kind do low pressure systems bring?

High pressure systems bring fair/sunny/clear skies and low pressure systems bring rain or snow

500

What weather would you expect in Seattle if a cold front is moving through and it is currently 75 degrees Fahrenheit?

Rain

500

A graph showing distance over time can be used to determine what aspect of an object's motion.

The object's speed

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