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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.
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When Line of latitude run in a north south direction but are measured in what degrees?
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
How do air masses of different pressures and temperatures move around?
Air masses of different pressures and temperature move around the Earth. The cold air masses that form at the poles move toward the equator, while the warm air masses that form at the equator move toward the poles.
Why do heated air masses above the equator move north and south to cooler areas?
Heated air masses above the equator and is moved due to the rotation of the earth on it's axis. This actual helps to deflect the movement of air over diffrent parts of the planet creatomg global patterns of prevailing winds distributing heat and moisture in the atmosphere.
Did the old kingdom move farther to the north to south or east to west?
East to West
Which direction would you be headed if you were going from the south pole to Australia?
northeast
What directions would polar and tropical air masses move in the southern hemisphere?
in the south, tropical air masses would be moving north or upwards. polar air mass would be moving sideways or west.
From where to where did the continents move?
from north to south
Where did the africans move to In the Great Migration of 1910 to 1940?
From the south to the north
At the north pole do surface winds move north or south?
north
What year did panama move from south America to north America?
Panama move from south amerika to north amerika on 1903...♥
What were some advantages to the southerners to be fighting on their own soil?
One advantage the south had because they were fighting on their own soil was that they could move troops easier. Another advantage was that the south was used to their climate while the north was used to colder temperatures.
When Line of latitude run in a north south direction but are measured in what degrees?
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
What are the major types of air masses in North America and how do they move?
There are 4 types of air masses in North America: maritime tropical, maritime polar, continental tropical, and continental polar. In the continental United States, air masses are moved by the prevailing westerlies and the jet streams.
What lines move north and south of the earth?
Latitude
If air is moving south from california which way will it tend to curve?
It will move South West
In what year did panama move from South America to north America?
what year did panama move from south America to north America Another Answer: Ever since the Panama Canal has been there (1913), Panama is located in both North and South America.
When did Panama move from South America to North America?
1903
