AE - Air masses and fronts Flashcards

1
Q

Hvaða tveir loftmassar eru mest í Evrópu?

A

Maritime Polar Cold og Maritime Tropical Warm

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2
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Hver er hallinn á cold front?

A

1:80

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3
Q

Ef þú ert spurður hvenær einhver tiltekin hæðar/lægðarsvæði eru “at their most southerly position”, á hvaða seasoni er það?

A

Winter. Allt fer suður á veturna. (Allavega í N-hemisphere).

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4
Q

Where is the source for the tropical continental air that affects Europe in the summer?

A

Southern Balkan region and the Near east.

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5
Q

An airmass is an ____ body of air within which the temperature and humidity in ____ planes are practically uniform.

A

extensive, horizontal.

Þú ert að horfa á massann út frá landfræðilegu samhengi, ekki hversu langt upp hann nær.

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6
Q

Hvort er kaldara, polar continental eða arctic maritime?

A

Polar continental

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7
Q

In which general direction does a polar front depression move? ___ the front, towards the ____.

A

along, east

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