2nd 9 Weeks Test Flashcards
0
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Maritime air masses formed over
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Oceans
1
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Scientists classify air masses according to
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Temperature and humidity
2
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Continental air masses formed over
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Land
3
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Maritime polar:
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Cold and humid
4
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Continental Tropical:
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Hot and dry
5
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Maritime Tropical:
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Hot and humid
6
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Continental Polar:
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Cold and dry
7
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What causes weather to change
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When an air mass interacts with another air mass
8
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What 2 things move air masses
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Jet streams and westernlies
9
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Boundary where 2 air masses meet
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Front
10
Q
Cold air is
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Dense and tends to sink
11
Q
Warm air is
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Less dense and tends to rise
12
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Stationary front:
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Cold air mass and hot air mass meet but can’t move each other
13
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Warm front:
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Fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass
14
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Occluded front:
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Warm air mass caught between 2 cold air masses
