Air Masses & Fronts
Weather Maps
Ocean Currents-
Surface
Ocean Currents-
Deep
100

 Weather only occurs on what?

What is a front?

100

What does the letter H represent on a weather map?

What is high pressure?

100

What three factors affect surface currents?

What is global wind, the coriolis effect, and continental deflects?

100

What is a deep current?

What is a streamlike movement of ocean water far below the ocean surface?

200

How many air masses are in the US?

What is 4?

200

What does a blue line with triangles represent?

What is a cold front?

200

What can surface currents reach of depth of?

What is several hundred meters?
200

What 3 factors affect deep currents?

What is water density, temperature, and amount of salt?

300

The symbol (ct) for air masses means what for the area?

What is warm and dry?

300

What type of weather does high pressure produce?

What is calm weather?

300

The coriolis effect is caused by what?

What is the earth spinning on its axis?
300

 Deep currents form when the density of ocean water ____?

What is increase?

400

What is a cold front?

What is a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass?

400

What does a warm front look like on a weather map?

What is a red line with half circles / bumps?
400

Without continents how would surface currents move?

What is move more uniform?

400

What type of water has the MOST density?

What is salty, cold water?

500

What is a occluded front?

What is a warm air mass that is caught between two cold air masses and brings cold and stormy weather?

500

What does a stationary front look like on a weather map?

What is one side with blue spikes and the other side with red bumps?

500

The Gulf Stream transports ____ times more water than all rivers in the world?

What is 25?

500

Why do deep current form near the poles?

What is the poles is where the water is more dense and colder?