Air Masses and Fronts

Front

What type of pressure system is created when cold air travels down?

Back

High pressure system.

Front

What happens to hot air?

Back

Hot air travels up.

Front

What is the type of air mass that is very cold and dry?

Back

Continental Polar (cP).

Front

What type of front occurs when two cold air masses collide and force warm air up?

Back

Occluded front.

Front

What type of front occurs when two air masses collide but neither is overtaking the other?

Back

Stationary front.

Front

What is an air mass?

Back

A large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity.

Front

What is a cold front?

Back

A boundary where a cold air mass is replacing a warm air mass.

Front

What is a warm front?

Back

A boundary where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass.

Front

What is an occluded front?

Back

A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front.

Front

What is a stationary front?

Back

A front where two air masses meet and neither moves.