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Definitions Symbols Air masses Potpourri

Row 1, Col 1 The earth’s ________ causes weather to move generally from west to east What is Rotation?

1,2 A red three sided shape What is a Warm Front?

1,3 Air masses coming from the north pole are ______ _______. What is polar dry?

1,4 Air moving from high pressure area to a low pressure area is _______. What is Wind?

2,1 The amount of water vapor in the air is called _________. What is Humidity?

2,2 Blue half circles What is a Cold Front?

2,3 Air masses coming from the equator developing over land would be called _____ _____. What is tropical dry?

2,4 An _________ takes on temperature and humidity of the area in which it forms. What is an Air Mass?

3,1 The amount of water vapor in the air is called _________. What is Humidity?

3,2 When you see multiple colors on a weather map they symbolize what? What is changes in temperature?

3,3 When an air mass forms over the Atlantic Ocean coming from the equator would be called ________ ________. What is tropical humid?

3,4 Two air masses meet at a ________ What is a front?

4,1 The molecules of cold air are packed closely together, making it denser and heavier than warm air and creating a high __________ area. What is Pressure?

4,2 This symbol shows what on a map K, __, M, N, What is Low Pressure?

4,3 When an air mass forms over the pacific ocean coming from the north pole would be called ________. What is polar humid?

4,4 Weather in the United States moves from _________ to ___________. What is West to East?

5,1 Air that cannot absorb any more moisture is _____________. What is Saturated Air?

5,2 A large (…G,___, I ) What is High Pressure?

5,3 What are the 4 types of air masses. What is tropical humid, dry; and polar humid, dry

5,4 When saturated air cools, the extra water vapor _________. What is condenses?