Along the equatorward edge of the polar cell is a belt of high-speed westerly winds known as the ______ jet stream. - CORRECT ANSWER polar front
______ waves are meanders in the polar front jet stream. - CORRECT ANSWER rossby
A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, and windin...
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Along the equatorward edge of the polar cell is a belt of high-speed westerly winds
known as the ______ jet stream. - CORRECT ANSWER polar front
______ waves are meanders in the polar front jet stream. - CORRECT ANSWER
rossby
A given region's humidity, temperature, precipitation, and windiness at a specific time
describe that region's ______. - CORRECT ANSWER weather
The northeast ______ winds blow from northeast to southwest at low latitudes,
historically influencing trade routes. - CORRECT ANSWER trade
A region's _____ is its response at a specific time to changes in moisture, heat, and
motion in the atmosphere. - CORRECT ANSWER weather
The ITCZ is a stormy region formed by the convergence of northeast and southeast
trade winds; the "IT" stands for ______. - CORRECT ANSWER intertropic
At high latitudes, the ______ cell is influenced by a high-pressure system at the poles
and easterly winds. - CORRECT ANSWER polar
Air rising over the ______ and descending at the subtropics forms the Hadley cell. -
CORRECT ANSWER equator
The _____ front jet stream is an area of high-speed winds running from west to east
along the lower latitude edge of the polar cell. - CORRECT ANSWER polar
Subtropical ______-pressure cells are formed by the descending of Hadley cells and
result in dry conditions. - CORRECT ANSWER high
Rossby waves are bends in the ______ jet stream - CORRECT ANSWER polar front
An air ______ is a large body of air with relatively uniform temperature and moisture. -
CORRECT ANSWER mass
Between the subtropical jet stream and the equator, the ______ trade winds blow from
the northeast. - CORRECT ANSWER northeast
______ are distinguished by their temperature, moisture, and geographic
characteristics. - CORRECT ANSWER air masses
,The Intertropical Convergence Zone is formed by winds converging on both sides of the
______. - CORRECT ANSWER equator
A(n)___ ___ (mP) air mass is characteristically humid and cold. - CORRECT ANSWER
maritime, polar
A ______ cell is formed by the subtropical jet stream as warm air rises at the ITCZ. -
CORRECT ANSWER hadley
Hot and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER continental tropical
Air from the Hadley cell descends at around 30°, forming a subtropical _____- pressure
zones - CORRECT ANSWER high
Arctic and Antarctic (A) air masses form near the poles and are very ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER cold; dry
A body of air with relatively uniform ______ is called an air mass. - CORRECT
ANSWER temperature; moisture
Cold and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER continental polar
Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically ______ due to their proximity to the
equator. - CORRECT ANSWER warm; moist
A(n) ____ ____ (cT) air mass is characteristically dry and warm because it originates
over land in the tropics. - CORRECT ANSWER continental tropical
Continental tropical (cT) air masses are characteristically ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER hot; dry
Maritime tropical (mT) air masses are characteristically ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
warm; moist
The extremely cold and dry air masses that form over the poles are the ______ and
______. - CORRECT ANSWER arctic; antarctic
Maritime polar (mP) air masses are characteristically ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
cold; moist
Continental polar (cP) air masses are characteristically ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
cold; dry
,Air masses that form over the equator and are characteristically warm and moist are
______. - CORRECT ANSWER equatorial
A(n) _____ _____ (mP) air mass is characteristically humid and cold. - CORRECT
ANSWER maritime polar
Air masses acquire their characteristics _______. - CORRECT ANSWER from the
region over which they form
Warm and moist air masses that typically occur over oceanic regions are ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER maritime tropical
A front is the narrow zone between two different ______. - CORRECT ANSWER air
masses
Cool and humid air masses that typically occur over oceanic regions are ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER maritime polar
Isobars are lines on maps that connect areas that have equal air ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER pressure
Cold and dry air masses that typically occur over land are ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER continental polar
Cold fronts, the leading edges of cold air masses, are represented by a ______ line on
weather maps, with triangles pointing in the direction the air mass is moving. -
CORRECT ANSWER blue
Equatorial (E) air masses are characteristically ______ due to their proximity to the
equator. - CORRECT ANSWER warm; mosit
Cold air is more dense than warm air, so it moves ______ when the two air masses
meet. - CORRECT ANSWER downward
As air masses acquire the characteristics of the region where they form, an air mass
formed over land will be _______, whereas one formed over the ocean will be humid. -
CORRECT ANSWER dry
____ clouds tend to form along cold fronts. - CORRECT ANSWER Cumuliform
The area between two different air masses is called a ______. - CORRECT ANSWER
front
Intense, localized precipitation is common along ______ fronts. - CORRECT ANSWER
cold
, Lines on a map that connect areas of equal air pressure are ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER isobars
When two different air masses meet and neither one displaces the other for a period of
time, an unmoving or ____ front occurs. - CORRECT ANSWER stationary
Warm fronts, the leading edges of warm air masses, are represented by a red line on
weather maps, with ______ oriented in the direction the air mass is moving. -
CORRECT ANSWER semicircles
On the map shown here, the Rocky Mountains are experiencing a ______ front. -
CORRECT ANSWER stationary
Cold air has a higher ______, so when it meets warmer air, it sinks and forces the warm
air upward. - CORRECT ANSWER density
Sometimes two different fronts divide a region into distinct areas of different
temperatures known as ______. - CORRECT ANSWER sectors
______ clouds tend to form along warm fronts. - CORRECT ANSWER Stratiform
Light, widespread, and long-lived precipitation is common along ______ fronts. -
CORRECT ANSWER warm
A cyclone is any area of closed atmospheric motion around a ______-pressure system.
- CORRECT ANSWER low
Alternating blue triangles and red semicircles on a map represent a ______ front. -
CORRECT ANSWER stationary
Cyclones often form ______. - CORRECT ANSWER downwind (on the leeward side)
of mountain ranges; offshore of cold land
On the map shown here, Florida is experiencing a ______ front. - CORRECT ANSWER
cold
In the Northern Hemisphere, a bend to the north in the polar front jet stream is called a
______. - CORRECT ANSWER ridge
Match the letters to the correct sectors they represent. Recall that they refer to the
relative temperature. - CORRECT ANSWER A-cold sector, B-warm sector, C-cool
sector
______ clouds tend to form along cold fronts. - CORRECT ANSWER Cumuliform
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