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Chapter 28 section 2 Flashcards

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Jet steams

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narrow band of powerful, fast-moving, high-altitude air embedded in the global wind belts

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Coriolis effect

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The effect of rotation on the motion of any object or fluid.

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Air Mass

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a large volume of air that has the characteristics of the area over which it forms.

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Weather font.

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zone along which two or more air masses interact, producing certain weather condition

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How many jet streams are there in the world

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How many pressure systems are there?

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What is the low pressure system also known as

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Low ( L )

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which direction does a Low pressure system flow?

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Counterclockwise

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What is the result of a low pressure system.

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Air rises, clouds form, and creates percipitation

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What is a high pressure system also know as?

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A High ( H )`

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What direction does a High pressure system flow?

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ClockWise

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What is the result of a High pressure system?

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Air flows from center, air sinks, causes it to be clear skies

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What are the four weather fronts

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Cold, Warm, Stationary, and Occluded

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What causes a cold front?

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cold air that forces warm air upward in a fast and chaotic manner.
Cumulus clouds form

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What is the cold front represents by on the new or weather forcast

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By blue triangle

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how are warm fronts created

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warm air rises gently above cold air

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What is the warm from represented by on the news

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By half a donut circle

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How are stationary fronts formed?

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When cold and warm air masses meet and neither front advances.

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How are Stationary fronts represented in the weather forecast.

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By Alternating semi circles and blue triangles, top and bottom

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how Are Occluded Fronts formed?

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By fast-moving cold front overtakes a slow warm front

Thunderstorms created

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What is Occluded fronts represented on the weather forecast?

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By Purple triangles and semi circles alternating on top.

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