Air Masses and Fronts
How are cold fronts represented?
A curved line with triangles
How is high pressure represented and what does it mean?
It’s represented with an H and it means happy, sunny weather
What type of water to surface currents transport?
Warm water
How did deep currents get its scientific name?
The “Thermo” part represents the needed temp. And the “haline” part represent the salinity
How are warm front represented?
A curved line with half circles
How is low pressure represented and what does it mean?
It’s represented with an L and it means gloomy, lousy weather
What 3 things control surface currents?
Global winds,the Coriolis effect, & Continental deflection
What type of water do deep currents transport?
Cold water
What are stationary fronts represented with?
A curved line, one side with triangles the other with half circles
What can you learn from a weather map?
The current weather and the air temperature
How deep can the currents reach?
Several thousand meters
Are these currents found at the Poles of the Equator?
The Poles
What are the four types of air masses?
arctic, tropical, polar and equatorial
If New York in in the middle of a blizzard, what front is over or near them?
Arctic Cold Front
How many times can these currents transport?
25 times than all the river in the world that travel from florida to Iceland
When the water gets denser, the ______ & _____ increases
Temperature & Salinity
What are the four types of fronts?
A:cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts, and occluded fronts
If California is experiencing a tornado, what kind of front is over or near them?
Cold Front
What is the Coriolis Effect?
This is when the earth is spins on its axis
What are deep currents also known as?
Thermohaline Circulation