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Atmosphere
Winds
Air masses
Vocabulary
Fronts
100
This is the layer of the atmosphere closest to outer space
What is the exosphere
100
Winds flow from __________ pressure to _________ pressure
What is from high to low pressure
100
When hot air rises and takes on the characteristics of the land it forms over a __________ __________ is formed
What is an air mass
100
the study of atmospheric phenomena
What is the meteorology
100
warm air displaces cold air
What is a warm front
200
This layer of the atmosphere contains most weather on earth
What is the troposphere
200
This wind system originates at 30 degrees latitudes and flows towards the equator.
What are the trade winds
200
This air mass can be classified as a warm and dry air mass that forms over Mexico
What is a continental tropical air mass (cT)
200
when an air mass takes new characteristics as it moves over different surfaces
What is air mass modification
200
clouds, showers and sometimes thunderstorms occur in these fronts
What is a cold front
300
This is the layer of the atmosphere where O3 gas can be found
What is the stratosphere
300
This main wind system flow from the west between latitudes 60 and 30
What are the prevailing westerlies
300
This type of air mass is the coldest and is also a drier air mass
What is an Arctic air mass (A)
300
The current state of the atmosphere
What is weather
300
represented on a weather map by red semi circles on a red line
What is a warm front
400
In this layer of the atmosphere comets are burnt up and can be seen as shooting stars in the night sky
What is the mesosphere
400
This is created when winds flow up one side of a mountain and clouds are formed
What is ore graphic lifting
400
This type of air mass would be characterized by having colder air accompanied by higher levels of moisture
What is a Maritime polar air mass (mT)
400
this wind system starts between 60 degrees latitude and the poles and flows from the east
What is the polar easterlies
400
fronts that have little clouds and little precipitation due to little movement of the air masses
What is a stationary front
500
In this layer of the atmosphere you will find the lightest gases such as helium and hydrogen
What is the thermosphere
500
This jet stream separates the poplar easterlies from the prevailing westerlies
What is the polar jet stream
500
Which air mass would have the most moisture and also be the warmest type of air mass?
What is a maritime tropical air mass (mT)
500
The rotation of the earth that causes air to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
What is meteorology
500
When warm air is squeezed upward between two cold air masses
What is an occluded front