| A | B |
|---|
| coriolis effect | the rotaion of the earth causes winds in the N hemisphere to be deflected to the right and winds in the southern hemisphere to be deflected to the left |
| convection cells | looping patern of flowing air |
| air mass | a large body of air with uniform tempurature a moisture content |
| maritime | air masses formed over the ocean (m) |
| continental | air masses formed over land (c) |
| polar | source regions for cold air masses(P) |
| tropical | the source region for warm air masses (T) |
| continental polar canadian | form in northern Canada land that is coverd by ice and snow(cP) |
| maritime polar pacific | originate over the north pacific ocean especial over cool waters near alaska |
| maritime polar atlantic | form over the north atlantic ocean especialy over the cool oceans between greenland and iceland |
