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Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from there original paths in the?
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Do colder air masses move from north to south?
Not necessarily. While cold air masses in the northern hemisphere often originate farther north than the areas they move into, they most often move westward, as they are usually brought in by westward-moving systems that rotate counterclockwise. In the southern hemisphere the air masses originate in the south and are associated with clockwise-rotating systems.
How does the coriolis effect affect air masses from north pole toward equator?
moves most of them from the sw to ne. (always curving right in the northern hemisphere.)
What type of air masses would form over the northern Atlantic?
Maritime polar air masses.
Where do continental polar air masses come from?
They form near central and northern canada
Where do continental tropical air masses form?
Continental tropical air masses form where their name suggests: over land in regions in the tropics (up to about 25° from the equator). In North America, this occurs in northern Mexico. The air masses are characterized by clear skies and negligible rainfall. If one moves northeast into the Great Plains and stagnates, a severe drought can result.
What is it called when Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from their original paths?
The Coriolis Force
Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from their original paths?
Answer : Coriols effect
Do colder air masses move from north to south?
Not necessarily. While cold air masses in the northern hemisphere often originate farther north than the areas they move into, they most often move westward, as they are usually brought in by westward-moving systems that rotate counterclockwise. In the southern hemisphere the air masses originate in the south and are associated with clockwise-rotating systems.
Are most of the land masses in the northern hemisphere?
yes
What geographical phenomenon makes winds and air masses deflects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left on the southern hemisphere?
The Coriolis Effect.
Why when there was an ice age why was the northern half of the planet effected?
Both halves were effected, but most land masses are in the northern hemisphere so the effects were greater there.
What hemispheres does Greenland belong to?
Greenland is in the northern hemisphere. It is located in the arctic circle and is among one of the northernmost land masses.
How do prevailing winds affect the amount of precipitation an area receives?
it depends on the movement of huge air masses. air masses are moved from place to place by prevaling windsPrevailing winds can move rain producing clouds into or out of an area, the jet stream controls most of the weather in the northern hemisphere.
How does the coriolis effect affect air masses from north pole toward equator?
moves most of them from the sw to ne. (always curving right in the northern hemisphere.)
Which continents are in the north hemisphere?
North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and South America are either entirely or partially in the Northern hemisphere.All the continents EXCEPT Australia and Antarctica have all or some proportion of their land masses in the Norther hemisphere.
What continents have some of the land masses in the southern hemisphere?
South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica are continents that have land masses in the Southern Hemisphere. Some southern islands of Asia are also in the southern hemisphere.
Why are annual temperature ranges in the southern hemisphere generally are smaller than the northern hemisphere?
From Wikipedia: Climates in the Southern Hemisphere overall tend to be slightly milder than those in the northern hemisphere. This is because the southern hemisphere has significantly more ocean and less land. Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. The southern hemisphere is also significantly less polluted than the northern hemisphere because of lower overall population densities (a total of 10 to 12% of the human population), lower levels of industrialisation, and smaller land masses (air currents run mostly west-east so pollution does not easily spread north or south).
