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Question 1

jet stream

Answer 1

a narrow jet stream of fast-moving, high-altitude air

Question 2

coriolis effect

Answer 2

the apparent deflection of an object due to the hemisphere

Question 3

air mass

Answer 3

a large volume of air with uniform moisture and temperature throughout

Question 4

weather fronts

Answer 4

when air masses interact with zones

Question 5

how may pressure systems are there

Answer 5

there are two

Question 6

what is the low pressure system also known as

Answer 6

Low(L)

Question 7

which direction does a low pressure system flow

Answer 7

counter clock-wise

Question 8

what are some results of a low pressure system

Answer 8

air rises clouds form and create precipitation

Question 9

what is a high pressure system also known as

Answer 9

High(H)

Question 10

what does a high pressure system cause

Answer 10

causes air to sink causing clear skies

Question 11

what are the four weather fronts

Answer 11

cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary front, and occluded fronts

Question 12

what causes a sold frobt

Answer 12

caused by warm air rising upward in a chaotic manner

Question 13

what is a cold front represented on the news

Answer 13

represented by blue triangles

Question 14

how are warm fronts caused

Answer 14

warm air rises gently above cold air

Question 15

what is the warm front represented by on the news

Answer 15

represented by red semi-circles

Question 16

how are stationary fronts formed

Answer 16

cold and warm air masses meeting together and neither advances

Question 17

how are stationary fronts represented on the news

Answer 17

triangles and semi-circles alternating on top and bottom

Question 18

how are occluded fronts created

Answer 18

fast moving cold front takes up a slow moving warm front

Question 19

how are occluded fronts represented on the news

Answer 19

purple semi-circles and triangles on the same line