Air masses Flashcards

1
Q

What are 5 air masses in the UK

A

Tropical maritime
Polar continental
Polar maritime
Arctic maritime
Tropical continental

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2
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What direction and place does Tropical maritime come from

A

South west
Carribean
Subtropical azores

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3
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What direction and place does Polar continental come from

A

East
Siberia

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4
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What direction and place does Polar maritime come from

A

North-west
Greenland and Canada

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5
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What direction and place does Arctic maritime come from

A

North-east
Arctic

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6
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what direction and place does tropical continental come from

A

South east
Sahara North Africa

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7
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What type of weather does the Polar maritime bring

A

Cold and wet conditions

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8
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What type of weather does the Arctic maritime bring

A

Snow in the winter
cold wet conditions in the summer

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9
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What type of weather does the Polar continental bring

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Winter is really cold, icy, snow showers, dry
Summer is hot and dry

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10
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What type of weather does the Tropical Continental bring

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Summer- hot and dry
hot and dry in autumn

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11
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What type of weather does the Tropical maritime bring

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mild wet weather all around

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