air mass, and fronts
what are 4 different air fonts
warm front, cold front, stationary front, occluded front
what are weather maps
maps that show what the weather will be like in a certain area for the day and for the coming days
What are surface currents?
are horizontal streamlike movements of water found near the surface
what causes deep currents
density in water
What kind of of air mass causes hot, clear, dry, summer weather in the united states
continental tropical
what are three types of weather maps
Temperature Maps
Streamline Maps
Pressure maps
how do winds cause surface currents
it pushes against the earth's surface
why do deep currents form by the poles?
because of the colder weather
How are fronts and air mass related?
A weather front is a transition zone between two different air masses at the Earth's surface.
what do the colors on weather maps represent
certain colors mean different temp rain snow heat storms etc.
what causes surface currents
wind and the coriolis effect
what are deep currents
a streamlike movement of the ocean water far below the surface
what happens to the warm air mass in occluded front
The warm air rises as these air masses come together
why are weather maps useful
They provide real time data to keep weather patterns and changes accurately reported and observed.
where do surface currents appear
near shorelines
Are deep currents cold or warm?
cold.
how do scientist classify air mass
temperature and air
how accurate are weather maps?
80%
how does earth's rotation affect pathways of surface current
surface currents would flow in straight lines
what's an example of deep currents
at higher latitudes of the North Atlantic, the dense surface water sinks back down to the lower deep water, forms a deep current and repeats the entire cycle again.