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Warm and cold fronts are attached to centers of lower pressure in the atmosphere, which are called areas of low pressure. When looking at a weather forecast, a low pressure area is marked by big red "L". So how do they form hurricanes? Well, when the area of low pressure gets dropped south into a body of water, such as the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean, the front that was once attached to the low pressure area detaches from it. Once the low pressure area is left to sit in the middle of all the warm ocean water with no wind shear to topple it's showers and thunderstorms over, this give it an opportunity to fester into a storm, and form a well defined eye, in which the intense showers and thunderstorms wrap around. A well-defined eye is a sign of a healthy, warm core hurricane. A cool core system wouldn't be as strong, because it's not feeding on the energy from warm ocean water.
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How does a mountain affect air masses?
A big and strong mountain can deviate the direction of a hurricane and can sometimes break them.
What air masses cause the hurricane and thunderstorms that occur on the East Coast and in the Midwest?
It's the maritime polar mp
Area of low pressure where air masses meet and rise is called?
it is a tornado
How do air masses interact to form a hurricane?
A cyclone rotates faster and faster as pressure differences between areas of low and high pressure increase.
Are warm air masses lighter than cold air masses?
Warm air masses are lighter than cold air masses because the molecules of cold air move slower than the warm air's molecules.
What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
How does a mountain affect air masses?
A big and strong mountain can deviate the direction of a hurricane and can sometimes break them.
What air masses cause the hurricane and thunderstorms that occur on the East Coast and in the Midwest?
It's the maritime polar mp
What happens when the differences in air pressure between two masses increase?
When two masses that have a difference in air pressure meets they will create a storm front. When the differences in air pressure between the two masses increase the severity of the storm created will intensify.
Area of low pressure where air masses meet and rise is called?
it is a tornado
Which is part of a middle latitude low but not part of a tropical hurricane?
A front is part of a middle latitude low but it is not part of a tropical hurricane. Fronts happen when cold and warm air masses collide or occlude.
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.
How do air masses interact to form a hurricane?
A cyclone rotates faster and faster as pressure differences between areas of low and high pressure increase.
What types of air masses do jet streams separate?
It separates hot air masses and cold air masses
What moving air masses cause?
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.
How the tornados form?
You need warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet, they create instability in the atmosphere.
