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AIR MASSES FRONTS HIGH AND LOW PRESSURES SURFACE CURRENTS WATER CYCLE

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1 AIR MASSES FRONTS HIGH AND LOW PRESSURES SURFACE CURRENTS WATER CYCLE
Eleanor M. Savko FJ FRONTS HIGH AND LOW PRESSURES 5/2/2018 SURFACE CURRENTS WATER CYCLE 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt

2 What is the 2-letter symbol for an air mass that originates in the Gulf of Mexico ?

3 mT

4 What humidity and temperature does an mP air mass have ?

5 wet and cold

6 How many different types of air masses are there ?

7 4

8 Which of air masses have the same properties
2 1 5 4 3

9 1 and 5

10 Which of these air masses create tornadoes in the central part of USA ?
2 1 3 4 6 5

11 2 and 6

12 Does it get warmer or cooler once a cold front passes by ?

13 cooder

14 What type of clouds are associated with a warm front ?

15 Stratus and cirrius

16 Which front can have thunderstorms ?

17 cold

18 Which type of front has slow steady rain over a long period of time ?

19 warm

20

21 A

22 Does low pressure circulate clockwise or counterclockwise ?

23 counterclockwise

24 Does the air in high pressure go in or out ?

25 out

26 Does air in a low pressure
go up or down ?

27 up

28 Is the area in front of a cold front warm or cold ?

29 warm

30 Does a high or low pressure create fair sunny weather ?
Daily Double Does a high or low pressure create fair sunny weather ?

31 high

32 Does a warm surface current flow toward or away from the equator ?

33 away

34 Do surface currents flow clockwise or counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere ?

35 clockwise

36 Are warm surface currents found in the eastern or western part of an ocean basin ?

37 western

38 Are cold surface currents found off the east or west coast of continents ?

39 west

40 What makes the surface currents go clockwise and counterclockwise ?

41 Earth’s rotation

42 What is it called when water vapor turns into water ?

43 Condensation

44 List the 4 types of precipitation.

45 Rain Snow Sleet Hail

46 What is water underground called in the water cycle ?

47 groundwater

48 What is water that is on Earth’s surface called in the water cycle ?

49 runoff

50 What is another name for plants “sweating” ?
Daily Double What is another name for plants “sweating” ?

51 transpiration

52 Does water become more or less buoyant when it is less potable ?
Final Jeopardy Does water become more or less buoyant when it is less potable ? more Buoyancy

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