2006-07-07 15:40:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I think they kinda determine what the weather is...I mean warm air mass....warm front...cool air mass...cold front...you start to mix them and you get storms, tornados, hurricanes and the like.
2006-07-07 15:44:33 · answer #1 · answered by maynardlibras 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A large air mass is a bad conductor of heat so therefore can serve as a heat sink and resists changes in temperature because of it thermal inertia. Temperature differentials within the air mass is what causes wind, hurricanes and tornadoes.
Large air masses also contain millions of tons of water vapour giving rise to precipitation and they also serve to move moisture from one place to another.
Large air masses can also dictate what the regional weather will be.
Jules, lecturer. Australia.
2006-07-07 22:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jules G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air masses create weather. For example, let's say you have a warm air mass moving toward some colder air. When they meet, the warmer air will rise up and ride over the colder air. When air ascends in the atmosphere it cools (called adiabatic cooling), and when it cools enough to reach its dew point, clouds form, and you might get showers.
2006-07-07 22:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get along pretty well, but they aren't really serious yet.
2006-07-07 22:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its strictly platonic!
2006-07-07 22:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bear Naked 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋