Air Masses
What are the four letters we use to describe where air masses form?
c, m, T, P
What are the four types of weather fronts.
cold, warm, stationary, occluded
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is temporary and changes often while climate is the long-term expectations for temperature/precipitation.
Name one weather tool.
answers may vary, up to teacher discretion
Name 1 of the 3 global winds.
trade winds, polar easterlies, westerlies
If a mass forms over the Pacific ocean and began near Alaska, what kind of air mass would it be?
mP
What front is shown on weather maps as a blue line with triangles?
cold fronts
What are 5 letters we use in the Koppen climate system?
ABCDE fsw abcdhk
What is used to measure wind speed?
anemometer
Why are the easterlies called "east" even though they move westward?
Because they start in the east.
cP
c- continental, dry, forms over land
P - polar, cold
What is a stationary front?
A cold and warm front that aren't moving, just staying side by side.
True or false: Climate change happens naturally as well as due to human action.
True
What is used to measure UV rays and moon phases?
satellites
What is the area where no wind, hot sun, and daily storms located in the trade winds called?
The doldrums.
Describe what an air mass is.
What is an occluded front?
It's a front where you have two cold fronts encroaching on a warm front. (3 fronts)
Why is it important to classify climates?
answers may vary, up to teacher discretion
What tool measures air pressure?
barometer
Why are the trade winds called the trade winds?
Because ships would take this path to travel often.
What type of air mass is North Carolina?
cT (continental, tropical)
What weather front is likely to cause thunderstorms?
cold fronts
What climate is Af?
tropical area that rains year round
What tool measures humidity/water vapor in the air?
hygrometer
What is the global effect that creates wind called?
The Coriolis Effect