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What is located immediately above the tropopause

The tropopause is the boundary layer in the Earth's atmosphere from the troposphere below and the stratosphere above.

What is produced when a cold air mass moves into an area where a warm air mass is located

cold front(:

Counter-clockwise rotation of air currents

its low pressure mass for a+

Which of these is a global wind that wraps around the earth

jet stream

Clockwise rotation of air currents

High prssure mass

Which of these is a high pressure band of air blowing from west to east

jet stream

What feature is true about air movement

cold to warm

Which of these is a special dry warm wind that blows from the rocky mountains down into the valleys below

Chinook

What wind blows east to west

An easterly wind blows from the east to west, as opposed to an easterly tide which flows from west to east

Identify the air mass indicated by this description composed of cold dry air

Continental polar is indicated by composed of cold dry air.

The phenomena in the picture indicates the presence of these clouds

if its in a circle around the earth its Cirrostratus

What blows at very high speeds at altitudes above 12km

jet stream

Identify the term indicated by this description mares' tails

cirro

Energy that is transmitted primarily through solids

Conduction :)

What feature is true about anemometer

measures wind speed

Warm air and cold air have densities

Yes! Warm air is less dense, which is why warm air rises. Cold air is more dense so that's why it sinks.

Which of these winds determines the direction of weather movements in the United states

Prevailing westerly

What is it called when high winds blow toward a continent from the sea bringing heavy rainfall and flooding during the summer months

A monsoon is the term used to define a shifting weather pattern based on season and temperature. Therefore a monsoon blows toward a continent from the sea bringing heavy rainfall during the summer months.

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What are the four types of fronts

Was the first man to theorize that the earth revolved around the sun

An airtight instrument composed of thin sheets of metal used to measure air pressure

The measurement of the grams of water in a kilogram of air is called

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