Air masses and Fronts Flashcard

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Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from:

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continental polar air masses

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Warm, dry air affecting Mexico will often come from: maritime polar air masses, maritime tropical air masses, continental polar air masses, continental tropical air masses

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continental tropical air masses

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Warm, humid (wet) air affecting United States will come from: maritime polar air masses, maritime tropical air masses, continental polar air masses, continental tropical air masses

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maritime tropical air masses

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Cold, humid (wet) air affecting United States will come from:

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maritime polar air masses

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When a warm air mass and cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)

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stationary front

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What kind of weather would a continental tropical air mass that formed over northern Mexico bring to the southwestern United States?

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warm and dry

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Where are the sun's rays least direct?

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Near the poles.

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Which global wind moves from the east?

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easterlies

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Which global wind moves from the west?

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westerlies

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In the Northern hemisphere, winds move to the right or clockwise due to the ____________________________.

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Coriolos Effect