Mid Latitude Cyclones

Question 1

Air mass

Answer 1

A huge mass of air, extending for hundreds of kilometres, with similar temperature and humidity

Question 2

Backing

Answer 2

Change in the direction of the winds in an anticlockwise direction, for example from northwest to southwest

Question 3

Cold front

Answer 3

The Boundry zone between a cold air mass and a warm air mass. Wind in the cold sector blow against the cold front.

Question 4

Cold front occlusion

Answer 4

And inclusion with the overtaking call is colder than the cold air ahead of it

Question 5

Cold sector

Answer 5

The area on the ground affected by cold air in MLC

Question 6

Cold snap

Answer 6

A relatively short period of unusually cold weather

Question 7

Cyclogenesis

Answer 7

The development and strengthening of a cyclone

Question 8

occlusion

Answer 8

A late stage in the development of a mid-latitude cyclone where the cold air front to the rear catches up with the leading warm front, lifts the warm air off the ground, and meets the cold air ahead of the warm front.

Question 9

Polar front

Answer 9

A zone where the cold polar air mass and warm subtropical air masses meet

Question 10

Veering

Answer 10

A change in direction of winds in a clockwise direction, for example from northwest to southwest.

Question 11

Warm front

Answer 11

The border zone between a warm air mass and a cold air mass. Winds in the warm sector blow against the warm front.

Question 12

Warm front occlusion

Answer 12

An occlusion where the overtaking cold air is warmer than the cold air ahead of it

Question 13

Warm sector

Answer 13

The area on the ground affected by warm air in a MLC