Air Masses & Fronts
The direction fronts in the northern hemisphere usually move in
What is east
Triangles on a weather map represent this
What is a cold front
These winds drive surface waves
What are global winds
Surface currents are located _____ the ocean surface
what is below
What is stationary front
Areas of high pressure are represented by this letter
What is H
the Coriolis effect does this to the currents
what is bending
these two factors affect deep currents
what are temperature and salinity
these two things make a front
what is air masses
the c that cT stand for
what is Continental
Surface currents do this
what is transferring heat
Ocean currents are around this deep (in feet)
what is 1000
This front is slow moving and brings nice warm weather
what is a Warm front
The L on a weather map stands for this
What is low pressure
Global winds are fueled by this
what is the sun
Where are oceans and currents denser
what are the Poles
The air in this sinks and gets warmer
What is anticyclone
Warm fronts are represented by what shape
What is a half circle
Surface currents in the northern hemisphere move in this direction (Hint: Counterclockwise or Clockwise)
What is clockwise
Deep currents do this
what is moving water masses through the deep oceans