PLEASE HELP!!! (science)?
Please help me!!!
1.On a weather map, the center of the mid-latitude cyclone is labeled as an area of(high/low)__________pressure.
2.On a weather map, a mid-latitude cyclone usually forms between these latitudes:
a.90 degrees and 180 degrees
b.0 degrees and 30 degrees
c.60 degrees and 90 degrees
d.30 degrees and 60 degrees
3.A mid-latitude cyclone rotates (clockwise/counter clockwise)__________in the Northern Hemisphere.null
4. A mid-latitude cyclone or weather system usually travels in what direction across the States?
a.east to west
b.west to east
c.north to south
d.south to north
5.What type of air mass is usually associated with the western side of the mid-latitude cyclone?
a.cold/moist air
b.cold/dry air
c.warm/moist air
d.warm/dry air
6.What type of front is associated with the western side of a mid-latitude cyclone?
a.stationary front
b.warm front
c.cold front
d.occluded front
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Instead of just giving you the answers, let me try to describe mid latitude cyclones. In the northern hemisphere, a cyclone is an area of low pressure that is rotating counter-clockwise. Typically, warm air lies to its south while cooler air resides to its north. As they rotate, the cooler air is pulled southward behind them while warmer air moves northward ahead of them. Typically, the warm air is more moist than the colder air. They tend to move along in the prevailing mid and upper level winds which over the mid latitudes (between the tropics and the polar regions) blow generally west to east.
Recall that a front is where two different air masses meet, and a cold front is where cold air is replacing warm air, and a warm front is where warm air replaces cooler air. Stationary simply means a front is not moving, while an occlusion is where a cold front catches up to the warm front from behind.
That should give you help on those questions. Let me know if you’re unsure about something.