Atmosphere And The Ocean Test Review

Question 1

Describe the motion of warm moist air and cold dry air?

Answer 1

Warm moist air rises, cold dry air sinks

Question 2

Tell where each air cell is located

Answer 2

Hadley cell: equator
Ferrel cell: mid-latitude
Polar cell: polar

Question 3

Describe the 3 main types of wind and where they are found

Answer 3

Trade wind: equator NE-SW (carry cool air)

Westerlies: mid-latitude SW-NE (carry warm air)

Polar easterlies: poles NE-SW (carry extremely cold air)

Question 4

What are air masses defined by?

Answer 4

Air masses are defined by their location, temperature and humidity

Question 5

Define weather fronts

Answer 5

Weather fronts are boundaries between 2 air masses of different temperatures

Question 6

Describe the 4 types of weather fronts and what type of weather is associated

Answer 6

Warm front: stormy
Cold front: thunderstorms, heavy
Stationary front: cloudy
Occluded front: thunderstorm

Question 7

Cold front symbol?

Answer 7

Triangles on same side

Question 8

Warm front symbol?

Answer 8

Half circles on same side

Question 9

Stationary front symbol?

Answer 9

Triangle and half circles, different sides

Question 10

Occluded front symbol?

Answer 10

Triangles and half circles on the same side