ESS.5.1.2 Mid Unit Review

Front

What happens when two different air masses collide?

Back

A front forms.

Front

What type of air mass forms over oceans?

Back

Maritime.

Front

What type of front is formed when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass?

Back

Cold front.

Front

What type of front is formed when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass?

Back

Warm front.

Front

What is the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass?

Back

Dry and warm.

Front

How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?

Back

Wet.

Front

What type of air mass is typically dry and forms over land?

Back

Continental.

Front

What is the term for the boundary between two different air masses?

Back

Front.

Front

What type of front is stationary and does not move?

Back

Stationary front.

Front

What is an occluded front?

Back

A front where a cold front overtakes a warm front.