chapter 28.2

Question 1

what is a narrow band of fast-moving high-altitude air?

Answer 1

Jet stream

Question 2

what do you call the apparent deflection of an object due to earth’s rotation?

Answer 2

Coriolis effect

Question 3

what is a large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout?

Answer 3

air mass

Question 4

what is air masses interact in the zones called?

Answer 4

weather fronts

Question 5

how many jet streams are there in the world?

Answer 5

4 jet streams

Question 6

how many pressure systems are there?

Answer 6

2
low
high

Question 7

what is a low pressure system also known as?

Answer 7

low

Question 8

which direction does a low pressure system flow?

Answer 8

air flows counterclockwise

Question 9

what are some resolute of low pressure system?

Answer 9

since air rises which form clouds and precipitation happens

Question 10

what is high pressure also known as?

Answer 10

High (H)

Question 11

what direction does a high pressure system flow?

Answer 11

clockwise

Question 12

what do high pressure systems cause?

Answer 12

cause the air to sink which causes clear skies

Question 13

what are the 4 weather fronts

Answer 13

cold fronts
warm fronts
stationary front
occluded front

Question 14

how are cold fronts created?

Answer 14

cold air forces warm air upward in a fast and chaotic manner

cumulus clouds form

Question 15

what represents a cold front in a weather forecast?

Answer 15

blue triangles

Question 16

how are warm fronts created?

Answer 16

warm air rises gently above cold air

Question 17

on a news cast what represents a warm front?

Answer 17

red half circles

Question 18

how are stationary fronts created?

Answer 18

cold and warm air masses meet and neither front advances

Question 19

on the weather forecast how are stationary fronts represented?

Answer 19

red half circles and blue triangles alternating.

Question 20

how are occluded fronts created?

Answer 20

a fast-moving cold front overtakes a slow warm front.

Question 21

on the weather forecast how are occluded fronts represented?

Answer 21

triangle and half circles that are purple and alternating