Semester 2 Test Flashcards
Which pressure system moves in ward?
LP
Which pressure system sinks or rises?
HP
What effect does heat capacity do to nearby costal areas?
Gives them cool, moderate temps.
What heats up slowest?
Water
What heats up quickest?
Land
CHS latitude?
32 degrees N
Greenhouse effect?
Heat getting trapped close to earth by green house gases.
What did sailors rely on before advent of motors?
Winds and currents.
Relation between linear and latitude speed?
Both decrease as they get to the poles.
What is the relation between ocean currents temps. And the direction of travel?
Warm water to poles
Cool water to equator
How are winds and currents similar?
They mirror eachother
What cycle of ESNO are we in?
La Niña
Winds are beamed from where they come?
From
What pressure system moves out ward?
HP
How are the fronts and and LPS similar?
They are all LP
What kind of weather does HP bring?
Dry