Air Masses & Fronts
True or false one type of front is called occluded?
True
The H on a weather map stands for what type of weather?
Sunny weather
In what direction does the gulf stream flow?
South
True or false deep currents are controlled by just temperature?
False
What is the temperature and moisture of the air mass CP?
dry and cold
What does climate mean?
Weather over a long period of time
True or false are surface currents controlled by water density?
False
What is more dense regular salt water or frozen salt water?
Frozen salt water
What is a front?
When 2 or more air masses meet
The L on a weather map stands for what type of weather?
stormy, gloomy, lousy weather
True or false one way that surface currents are changed is by Coriolis effect?
True
True or false deep currents are controlled by is density?
True
What is the source for CP air masses?
Northern Canada
What is weather?
something that is day to day
True or false one way that surface currents are changed is by Global circles?
False
True or false deep currents one surface currents are controlled by the same thing?
False
What direction does the anticyclone move? Inward or outward?
outward
What is the atmospheric pressure of a H on a weather map?
The atmospheric pressure is higher than the surrounding air
Around how deep are surface currents?
About 200 meters deep
Why do most deep currents form near the poles?
The water is denser