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How is a front formed
A front forms when two or more air masses come in contact with each other. The front is usually a line where they meet.
The position of the polar jet stream is usually somewhere between
Southern Canada and Mexico
What is thought to have caused the ice ages
How are pressure measurements related to weather prediction
Decreasing pressure indicates stormy weather.
Increasing Pressure indicates better weather.
Ocean and wind currents are both caused by
What kind of air would be characteristic of a maritime tropical air mass
Which climate zone receives the highest insolation
The tropical climate zone receives the highest insulation.
When will condensation occur
When the surface temp. drops below the dew point temp
What is a name for a front that spirals counter clockwise in the nothern hemisphere
A front that spirals counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
is called an occluded front.
Fronts don't flow counterclockwise, although a low does have a
counterclockwise spin and frontal systems form off of a low.
Wind shear can result in the formation of a
Wind shear can result in the formation of a tornado.
The location of the determines how cold it is in the midwestern US
The property of water that causes it to moderate the climate around lakes is its
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools to
What forms along the boundary where two contrasting air masses meet
What usually means rainy weather because moist air is rising
What does the L symbol indicate on a weather map
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
low pressure
La navidad es el 25 de novembre
No. Es el 25 de diciembre.
When a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass its called a what
When a cold FRONT catches up to a warm FRONT it is called an occluded front.
When a cold AIR MASS displaces a warmer AIR MASS it is a cold front.
Occluded front
Which of the Earths layers is just below lower mantle
The molten bit of the Iron core.
Which climate zone tends to have cold winters and warm summers
Temperate climates have cold winters and warm summers.
What condition is required for all thunderstorms
For starters, the thing you will need for all storms is Low Air Pressure. So you will always need this for all thunderstorms.
What is the proximity of bodies of water in temperate climates
It is the distance is between bodies of water in temperate
climates, or one's proximity, or 'closeness,' to the bodies of
water.
What method is a forecasting method that looks at the conditions that lead to particular weather events.
What is the Match each measurement tool with what it measures
Hygrometer = Humidity
Thermometer = Temperature
Weather Vane = Wind direction
Anemometer = Wind
How does region has a low pressure and a high pressure system moves in. What is the best prediction about the weather from this information
How does a region has a low pressure and a high pressure system
moves in. What is the best prediction about the weather from this
information?