Science 3 Exam Questions & Answers.
maritime - CORRECT ANSWER humid
Why do air masses move? - CORRECT ANSWER atmospheric lifting (convection) and conduction
Which type of air mass brings cold dry weather to NE US - CORRECT ANSWER Maritime polar atlantic
Why does cool, dry summer weather in the central US change to hot, dry weather - CORRECT ANSWER
The continental tropical air mass comes in and changes it to dry and hot
What change would air mass modification cause in a continental polar air mass that moves south over
the central US - CORRECT ANSWER Changes hot and dry as it moves
Maritime polar - CORRECT ANSWER cool and humid
maritime tropical - CORRECT ANSWER warm and humid
continental polar - CORRECT ANSWER dry and cold
continental tropical - CORRECT ANSWER dry and hot
arctic - CORRECT ANSWER very cold and dry
Differences of continental and maritime air masses? - CORRECT ANSWER Continental is on land and
maritime is on water
, How do the source regions of polar and tropical air masses differ? - CORRECT ANSWER Maritime is cool
and humid and move towards the top maritime/continental tropical is at the bottom and is warm and
humid
Which air masses influence the NW US and what type of weather does it bring? - CORRECT ANSWER
Maritime/ polar pacific air masses and it brings cool, humid, winter like weather
Global wind systems bending is? - CORRECT ANSWER caused by Earth's rotation
North Hemi bends to ? - CORRECT ANSWER right
South Hemi bends to ? - CORRECT ANSWER left
Coriolis Effect - CORRECT ANSWER Bending by rotation of Earth
At the equator what is the temp? - CORRECT ANSWER stormy conditions 60 degrees
Tropic of Cancer/ Capricorn what is the temp? - CORRECT ANSWER Dry conditions 30 degrees
what creates rain near the equator? - CORRECT ANSWER Hadley cell
what creates deserts? - CORRECT ANSWER Polar cell
Earth rotates ____ where _____ - CORRECT ANSWER faster at the equator
Low pressure system in NHemi winds go? - CORRECT ANSWER to the right
to the right but clockwise rotation? - CORRECT ANSWER High pressure
Warm rising air ? - CORRECT ANSWER percipitation
maritime - CORRECT ANSWER humid
Why do air masses move? - CORRECT ANSWER atmospheric lifting (convection) and conduction
Which type of air mass brings cold dry weather to NE US - CORRECT ANSWER Maritime polar atlantic
Why does cool, dry summer weather in the central US change to hot, dry weather - CORRECT ANSWER
The continental tropical air mass comes in and changes it to dry and hot
What change would air mass modification cause in a continental polar air mass that moves south over
the central US - CORRECT ANSWER Changes hot and dry as it moves
Maritime polar - CORRECT ANSWER cool and humid
maritime tropical - CORRECT ANSWER warm and humid
continental polar - CORRECT ANSWER dry and cold
continental tropical - CORRECT ANSWER dry and hot
arctic - CORRECT ANSWER very cold and dry
Differences of continental and maritime air masses? - CORRECT ANSWER Continental is on land and
maritime is on water
, How do the source regions of polar and tropical air masses differ? - CORRECT ANSWER Maritime is cool
and humid and move towards the top maritime/continental tropical is at the bottom and is warm and
humid
Which air masses influence the NW US and what type of weather does it bring? - CORRECT ANSWER
Maritime/ polar pacific air masses and it brings cool, humid, winter like weather
Global wind systems bending is? - CORRECT ANSWER caused by Earth's rotation
North Hemi bends to ? - CORRECT ANSWER right
South Hemi bends to ? - CORRECT ANSWER left
Coriolis Effect - CORRECT ANSWER Bending by rotation of Earth
At the equator what is the temp? - CORRECT ANSWER stormy conditions 60 degrees
Tropic of Cancer/ Capricorn what is the temp? - CORRECT ANSWER Dry conditions 30 degrees
what creates rain near the equator? - CORRECT ANSWER Hadley cell
what creates deserts? - CORRECT ANSWER Polar cell
Earth rotates ____ where _____ - CORRECT ANSWER faster at the equator
Low pressure system in NHemi winds go? - CORRECT ANSWER to the right
to the right but clockwise rotation? - CORRECT ANSWER High pressure
Warm rising air ? - CORRECT ANSWER percipitation
