Weather Flashcards
A plane takes off from the ground and increases it altitude. What happens to the air pressure?
Decreases
In which direction does wind blow, in terms of pressure?
High to low
How can you prepare for a hurricane?
Evacuate board up house and
-Buy supplies such as
batteries, food, water
How does the density of arm air differ from the density of cold air?
Warm air has low density so it rises
Cold air has high density so it sinks
How does continental tropical air mass different from maritime polar give 2 differences
Continental tropical is warm and dry
Maritime polar is cold and humid
What moves air masses across North America give two examples
Prevailing winds and the jetstream
What direction do Air Masses move in the US
West to east
What is it one warm air moves in and pushes out the cold air
A warm front
What is it when the cold air moves the warm air out
Cold front
How does whether occur
Warm air and cold air me creating fronts and precipitation
