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What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
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∙ 14y ago
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
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What are the characteristics of the 4 types of air masses?
warm and hummid, cool and huimid, warm and dry, cool and dry
Do cool air masses flow over warm air masses?
No, as cold air is denser.
How are continental tropical and continental polar masses alike and how are they different?
the continental tropical and continental polar air masses both come from land, are humid and their differences are polar is cool air while tropical is warm air
How are continental tropical and continental air masses alike and how are they different?
the continental tropical and continental polar air masses both come from land, are humid and their differences are polar is cool air while tropical is warm air
How are continental tropical and continental polar air masses and how are they different?
the continental tropical and continental polar air masses both come from land, are humid and their differences are polar is cool air while tropical is warm air
What happens when cool air masses invade warm air masses?
This is due to the Cold Front because cooler, denser air wedges underneath the less-dense warm air.
Why do tornadoes form when continental and a Polar form?
The terminology here is a bit confused. In weather there are 4 basic types of large-scale air mass: Continental polar air masses come off the land in cold regions and are cool and dry. Maritime polar masses come off the ocean and are cool and somewhat moist. Continental tropical air masses come of the land from warm regions and are warm and dry. Finally maritime tropical masses come off of warm oceans and are warm and moist. When a continental polar air mass pushes into a maritime tropical air mass it forms a cold front. Since cold air is denser than warm air, the tropical air mass is forced upwards. This can trigger thunderstorms. Under the right conditions these storms can produce tornadoes.
Why do a continental and a polar cause a tornado?
The terminology here is a bit confused. In weather there are 4 basic types of large-scale air mass: Continental polar air masses come off the land in cold regions and are cool and dry. Maritime polar masses come off the ocean and are cool and somewhat moist. Continental tropical air masses come of the land from warm regions and are warm and dry. Finally maritime tropical masses come off of warm oceans and are warm and moist. When a continental polar air mass pushes into a maritime tropical air mass it forms a cold front. Since cold air is denser than warm air, the tropical air mass is forced upwards. This can trigger thunderstorms. Under the right conditions these storms can produce tornadoes.
What will happend to the temperature once an occluded front moves through?
The cold air mass from the cold front meets the cool air that was ahead of the warm front. The warm air rises as these air masses come together.
What is it called when a warm air mass is stuck between two cool air masses?
an occluded front.
Why does the pacific coast have cool wet winters and warm and warm dry summer?
The Pacific coastal region has cool, wet winters and warm dry summers because of shifting wind patterns. As waters in the Pacific Ocean heat and cool, wind patterns change.
When two cool air masses cut a warm air mass off the ground which kind of front forms?
occluded
