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The temperature and density of the air masses.
the air masses moves when hot air and cold air gets together
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What is the relationship between air masses and storms?
Air masses are large bodies of air that have uniform temperature and humidity characteristics, and they play a crucial role in storm formation. When different air masses interact, particularly when warm, moist air meets cold, dry air, it can lead to instability in the atmosphere, often resulting in the development of storms. This interaction can cause lifting of the warmer air, condensation, and precipitation, leading to various weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, cyclones, or frontal systems. Thus, the dynamics between air masses are fundamental to understanding storm behavior and intensity.
Describe the four major types of fronts?
1) Warm front - warm air mass replacing a cold air mass at ground level. Typically shifts wind southeasterly to southwesterly. 2) Cold front - Cold air replacing warm air at ground level. Tyoically shifts southwesterly to northwesterly 3) Stationary front - Equal amount of energy between warm and cold air masses creating a "stalemate".
What does gravity have to do with tornadoes?
Air masses of low density tend to rise because they are less strongly affected by gravity than cool air masses. Rising warm air masses is the primary cause of convection on earth. Thunderstorms are a product of convection. Tornadoes are a product of thunderstorms.
Is a front a boundary between air masses?
Yes, a front is a boundary between two air masses with different temperature, humidity, and density characteristics. When these air masses meet, it can lead to changes in weather conditions, such as clouds, precipitation, and temperature shifts.
What two air masses cause tornadoes?
Tornadoes most often form where cool dry air and warm moist air collide. This does not directly produce tornadoes but rather produces the thunderstorms that, given a few other factors, can sometimes produce tornadoes. Additionally, such a meeting of air masses is not absolutely necessary for tornadoes to form.
What cause moving air?
The temperature and density of the air masses. the air masses moves when hot air and cold air gets together
What does air mass cause?
There are two types of air masses: COLD AIR AND WARM AIR.Cold Air Masses-Cold air masses can cause thunderstorms and even tornadoes.Warm Air Masses-Warm air masses can bring many hours of steady rain and snow.
What does mass cause?
There are two types of air masses: COLD AIR AND WARM AIR.Cold Air Masses-Cold air masses can cause thunderstorms and even tornadoes.Warm Air Masses-Warm air masses can bring many hours of steady rain and snow.
What is loop of moving air that forms in both air and water?
air masses
What does Air masses?
There are two types of air masses: COLD AIR AND WARM AIR.Cold Air Masses-Cold air masses can cause thunderstorms and even tornadoes.Warm Air Masses-Warm air masses can bring many hours of steady rain and snow.
What is a loop of moving air that forms in both air and water.?
air masses
Air masses moving in the northern hemisphere are turned westward from there original paths in the?
The Coriolis effect. It is caused by the rotation of the Earth and leads to the deflection of moving air masses to the right in the northern hemisphere. This effect influences the direction of winds on a large scale, including the movement of air masses.
What is the cause of air pressure?
it is the weight of the air that masses over you.
How are continental tropical and continental polar air masses alike?
because the air is moving
What is a large amount of air moving across land and water called?
air masses
Does The movement of air masses cause gravity?
No.
How are air masses similar?
no.. an air mass is something that takes up space.. a front is something that is moving in, like clouds.. thunderstorms can be caused by fronts, a cold and warm, colliding.. so no, the are not the same.
