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20 Cards in this Set
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A fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass |
Cold front |
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A warm air mass takes over a cold air mass |
Warm front |
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Cold and warm air masses meet but can’t move each other |
Stationary front |
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A warm air mass is trapped between two cold masses |
Occluded front |
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Type of air mass that forms 50 north and 50 south(cold) |
Polar air mass |
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Type air mass that forms the tropics it’s warm with low pressure |
Tropical air mass |
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Type of air mass that forms over oceans |
Maritime air mass |
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Type of air mass that forms over land |
Continental air mass |
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Major wind belts that generally push from west to east |
Prevailing westerlies |
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High speed winds that are in the prevailing westerlies are about ten km above earths surface |
Jet streams |
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Huge air that move across the land and oceans |
Fronts |
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A swirling center of low pressure |
Cyclone |
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High pressure centers of dry air |
Anticyclones |
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The effect on earths rotation |
Coriolis affect |
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Moving air caused by the heating of the sun |
Wind |
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The characteristics that determine the type of air mass |
Temps true and moisture |
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A warm and humid air mass |
Maritime tropical |
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A cold and humid air mass |
Maritime polar |
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A hot and dry air mass |
Continental tropical |
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A cold and usually dry air mass |
Continental polar |
