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Unit 08

Unit 08. Name the 4 air masses. continental Polar - cP continental Tropical – cT maritime Polar- mP maritime Tropical - mT. What causes the wind?. The unequal heating of the Earth’s surface by the Sun. What does C t stand for?. Continental tropical.

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Unit 08

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  1. Unit 08

  2. Name the 4 air masses.

  3. continental Polar - cP • continental Tropical – cT • maritime Polar- mP • maritime Tropical - mT

  4. What causes the wind?

  5. The unequal heating of the Earth’s surface by the Sun.

  6. What does Ct stand for?

  7. Continental tropical

  8. A high wind current high in the earth’s troposhpere between 2 different temperature air masses.

  9. Jet stream

  10. What does cPstand for?

  11. Continental polar

  12. What does mtstand for?

  13. Maritime tropical

  14. What does mpstand for?

  15. Maritime polar

  16. ? Jet Stream ?

  17. Polar jet stream • Subtropical jet stream

  18. H

  19. High pressure

  20. When the sun heats earth, Which part of the earth heats up quickly?

  21. Land heats rapidly, and it cools off rapidly

  22. L

  23. Low pressure

  24. Warm,dry air,low humidity

  25. Continental tropical

  26. Cold, moist air,high humidity

  27. Maritime polar

  28. Jet streams flow from ______ _______ due to the coriolis Effect.

  29. West to East

  30. Warm,moist air,high humidity

  31. Maritime tropical

  32. Earth rotates on its ______

  33. axis

  34. Warm,dry air,low humidity

  35. Continental tropical

  36. Earth rotates ________________

  37. Counterclockwise

  38. Air pressure moves from _____ pressure to ______ pressure

  39. High to Low

  40. Which part of the Earth’s surface receives the most direct rays from the sun?

  41. equator

  42. _________ is the physical property of hot air resulting in the development of convection currents.

  43. Density

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