Earth Science review-ATMOSPHERE

Which gas is most important for understanding atmospheric processes?

When an active cold front overtakes a warm front, ____

weather phenomena occur in the ____.

Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?

What type of front produces several hours of light-to-moderate precipitation over a large area?

Which describes the general air temperature on a cloudy night?

Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in the United States?

Maritime air masses form ____.

Across the USA, the direction of low-pressure centers is from......

Which is true?

High-altitude, high-velocity “rivers” of air are called ____.

The force exerted by the weight of the air is called ____.

Along a front, which type of air is always forced upwards?

Air pollution....

The Coriolis effect influences ____.

When a hurricane reaches land, its intensity decrease as the result of ...

Which layer of the atmosphere has the coldest temperature?

Air moves from a .......

On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side?

Which type of air pollution occurs in a city with a moist, cloudy climate and traffic problems?

An mT air mass is best described as ____.

Which air mass causes most of the precipitation in the central and eastern USA

The weather behind a cold front is dominated by which of the following?

The boundary that separates different air masses is called a(n) ____.

Heat-absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are ____.

How does air flow in a middle-latitude cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

A cold, dry air mass that moves over warm, tropical waters will likely become ____.

What is true about places at higher altitudes?

Air is a.......

Below, is a cyclone that has the lowest air pressure and the strongest winds.......

.............can change from one state of matter to another at the temp. of Earth’s surface?

Which type of air mass originates in northern Canada?

Fair weather is expected with a .......

Which two properties characterize an air mass?