Air Masses
____________ heats fast than the ___________.
What is land and sea.
Weather conditions expected in a low pressure system.
What is cloudy with precipitation?
Form at the boundaries of two air masses.
Wind speed is influenced by _________.
What is air pressure?
Measures the kinetic energy of the air.
What is temperature?
Northern air mass over the pacific ocean.
What is maritime polar.
When air is heated it ________ and becomes _______ dense.
What is expands and less.
The measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
What is humidity?
__________ is a warm current that flows from south to north and affects the climate along the east coast of the United States.
What is the Gulf Stream?
Used to measure air pressure.
What is an barometer?
Southern air mass inland.
Continental tropic
Air molecules spread out and create _________ pressure.
What is low.
When a cooler air mass replaces a warmer air mass.
What is a cold front.
________ winds have the most influence on regional climates.
_______ helps regulate the temperature range of Earth's atmosphere.
What is water?
Large bodies of air with similar characteristics such as temperature and humidity.
What are air masses?
Molecules closer together make _____ air.
What is cool?
A boundary between two different air masses, niether of which is strong enough to replace the other.
What is a stationary front?
The windward side of a mountain ridge recieves more precipitation because the rising air _______ and _____.
What is expands and cools?
________, _________, and ________ contribute to the differences in climate in Colorado versus Florida.
What is latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean.
_________ currents play a role in coastal climates.
What is ocean?
Cool air creates _______ pressure.
What is high?
When a cold front catches up with a warm front and pushes the warm air upward.
What is an occluded front?
Environmental conditions experienced in equatorial regions are influenced by ________.
What is global wind patterns?
The rotation of ocean currents affect the ________ of landmasses.
What is climate?