21.1 & 21.2 Quiz Flashcards
Continental Polar
an air mass that originates in Canada, and brings, cold, dry air
Maritime Tropical
an air mass that originates in southern Atlantic and Pacific areas and brings warm, moist air
Maritime Polar
an air mass that originates in North Atlantic and North Pacific areas and brings cold, moist air
Continental Tropical
an air mass that originates in the southwestern United States and brings warm, dry air
As lower layers of air are warmed…
the air rises
What air masses generally move Eastward, toward Europe?
maritime polar Atlantic
A large body of air, throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar:
air mass
An air mass usually brings the weather of…
its source region
Continental polar, maritime polar, continental tropical, and maritime tropical are types of…
air masses
Air masses responsible for cool, dry air in northern summers are
continental polar
Cold front
the front edge of a moving mass of cold air that pushes beneath a warmer air mass like a wedge
Tornado
a destructive, rotating, funnel-shaped column of air with high wind speeds
Hurricane
a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans, whose strong winds spiral in toward the intense low-pressure center
Warm front
the front edge of an advancing warm air mass that replaces colder air with warmer air
Mid-latitude cyclone
an area of low-pressure, rotating wind that moves toward the rising air of the central low-pressure system
