Air Masses
Fronts
Pressure Systems
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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