Air Masses and Fronts

Front

What is an air mass?

Back

An air mass is a large body of air that has uniform temperature and humidity characteristics.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What are the two main types of air masses?

Back

Maritime (formed over oceans) and Continental (formed over land).

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What type of air mass is associated with cold temperatures and high pressure?

Back

Continental polar.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What type of air mass is warm and humid?

Back

Maritime tropical.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What type of air mass is dry and warm?

Back

Continental tropical.

Front

What is a front in meteorology?

Back

A front is a boundary between two different air masses.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What type of front is associated with gradual temperature changes and light precipitation?

Back

Warm front.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What type of front creates the strongest storms?

Back

Cold front.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is a stationary front?

Back

A stationary front occurs when two air masses meet but neither advances.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is an occluded front?

Back

An occluded front occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5